Located in the midst of concrete jungle of along the Piramitar Rd, is the Chhoti Bibi’s Hazira, popularly known as ‘Chhotiya no Haziro’. Built during the reign of Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad II, the Hazira belongs to a Dancing lady of his Darbar. It is said that Chhoti Bibi herself commissioned the tomb during her life. She had built it so…
Tomb
Tucked away, behind a group of buildings, one can only see the dome of the “Panch bibi no Haziro” (Tomb of five Lady’s) situated across the Navapura Police Station. The resting place of six people, the tomb is actually a modest structure in comparison to the other structures of the city. It is said that the graves of five ladies…
Situated in an area called Warashiya is the tomb of Waris Shah the “senapati” of the 16th century ruler of Ahmedabad, Sultan Muhammad Shah III. The area derives it’s name from the name of this particular individual i.e. Warashiya = Waris + Shah. Waris Shah was a kind and generous individual whom the people considered a “pir” or a saint….
Inside the expansive gardens of the Lukshmi Vilas Palace Compound there stands a tomb of Alam Sayed also known as the “Ghode ka Pir” (the saint of horses). Alam Syed, is said to have been a Sufi saint, who was an adviser to Sultan Muzaffar Shah II who ruled Gujarat in the 15th Century. It is said that saint’s horse was…
Tucked away in a quiet corner of the city, is the mausoleum/Hazira of Qutb-ud-din Muhammad Khan, which is one of the few reminders of the Pre-Gaekwadi era of Baroda. The mausoleum or the Hazira as it is locally known, contains the graves of Qutb-Ud-Din Muhammad Khan who was the tutor of Salim/Jehangir, the son & successor of Akbar. It also…