Located about 5 kms south of the Connaught Square, near where we were seeing both Sikh TempleLike India Gate, Is the Humayun TombThe Purana Qila.
Humayun was the second Mughal emperor in history. His reign was full of battles and fighting in the vast territories of an empire, the Mongol, his father, the founder, had left him unstable and not completed. Furthermore, the coffers of the empire were in very poor condition, and therefore, on several occasions agreed to lift rescues sites encircling the cities.
However, his reign was fighting against Afghan and Sher Shah, Its main rival. From 1530 to 1554 were a succession of victories and defeats by peers from cities recovered and returned to lose, like Bengal, where he had to flee for refuge first in Agra and then in the Punjab, and thence to Persia, where gave the money to form a splendid army with which to recover their territories.
Thanks to this assistance, in 1555, after being exiled 15 years, regained his throne, to enter Delhi, but could hardly enjoy a year, he died a year after falling from a ladder in his library.
Here begins the story of the monument that describes you today, because his wife, Hamida Begum, Was built as a mausoleum for her husband.
The entrance to the Humayun Tomb is done through the magnificent gardens, is situated at the bottom of this mausoleum is the best example of Mughal Delhi. The first impression of standing before the Taj MahalBut with another type of ceramic colors, and the tone of this monument is red clay, while that of Agra is made of white marble.
Anyway, Humayun's Tomb is considered the work in which he relied for years on building the Taj Mahal.