Jaswant Ki Chhatri

Jaswant Singh ki Chhatri
Jaswant Singh ki Chhatri along the banks of Yamuna in Agra
Map
LocationRajwara, Balkeshwar, Agra, India
BuilderJaswant Singh Rathore
TypeChhatri
Dedicated toRani Hada, wife of Amar Singh Rathore

Jaswant Singh ki chhatri (or Jaswant ki chatri) is a domed pillared pavilion-shaped cenotaph, common to Rajasthani architecture, built in c. 1644–58 AD by Jaswant Singh Rathore in memory of his elder brother Amar Singh Rathore's wife, Rani Hada. The chhatri is situated in Rajwara, Balkeshwar, along the banks of river Yamuna, in Agra. It is now maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as a monument of National importance.[1][2]

  1. ^ Agra: historical & descriptive, by Syad Muhammad Latif. Oriental Publishers & Booksellers, 1981. p. 192
  2. ^ Monuments of National Importance: Agra Circle #4 Jaswant SIngh Ki Chhatri, ASI Indian Archaeology Review, 1990-1991. p. 118

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