Usmaad Ahmad Lahori, the main object of the Mughals.
National engineers day: The Mughals built tomb, forts, mosques, palaces and gardens in India. There were some constructions that became their identity worldwide, but a construction joined the wonders of the world. He was the Taj Mahal, whose architect was Ustad Ahmed Lahori. Ustad Ahmed had also laid the foundation of the Red Fort in Delhi, which was recorded in history forever as the identity of Delhi.
Every year on 15 September, Bharat Ratna Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Jayanti is celebrated as Engineers Day. On this occasion, we know the architect of the Mughals who drawn the blueprint for historic construction in the country.
Who was Ustad Ahmed Lahori?
Historians claim that Shah Jahan’s reign was the most manufactured in the country. In the construction made during the reign of the emperor, there is a impression of the work of Ustad Ahmed Lahori. Ustad Ahmed was a resident of Lahore, Pakistan. From this, he moved to Agra and then Delhi. This was the reason that the name Lahori was added to him.
Historians consider Ustad Ahmed as the peak of Mughal architecture. He built such a history with the interaction of Persian and Indian architecture that created history. The biggest example of Ustad’s engineering skill is Taj Mahal, which is still safe for centuries.
Taj Mahal. (File photo)
The example of how excited the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan was about the construction of the Taj Mahal is found in Shah Jahan The Rise and Fall of the Mughal Emper of Fergus Nicole, who wrote the biography of Shah Jahan. The story recorded in the book tells that the workers came from Kannauj to build the Taj Mahal. The flower carvings came from Pokhara. At the same time, the responsibility of building a garden was given to Ram Lal of Kashmir.
Architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori of the Red Fort of Delhi.
What interesting wonder?
If you read the history of Taj Mahal, then you find that after Ustad Ahmed Lahori, a name that made his special place is Amanat Khan. Amanat carved the verses of the Quran at the Taj Mahal. He was the only person whom Shah Jahan gave freedom to write his name on the Taj Mahal. The map that Ustad Ahmed Lahori pulled to the Taj Mahal was how grand, stories recorded in the books tell each story with great interest.
The title of Mir-e-Mimar
This was the reason that in the court of Shah Jahan, he was awarded the title of Mir-e-Mimar i.e. Chief architect. Ustad Ahmed, who has mastered mathematics, geometry and construction art, recorded his name in history by becoming the architect of the Taj Mahal of Agra, the Red Fort of Delhi and the Jama Masjid here.
Ustad Ahmed belonged to a family who was associated with crafts and architecture generations. Its effect is also visible in their construction. His monuments are not limited to religious and royal symbols. They were considered a beautiful synergy of art, science and engineering. Of DelhiDiwan-e-Khas and Diwan-e-Aam of the Red Fort were recorded in history as a sample of his architecture.
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