Architectural Delight

Paigah Tombs or Maqhbara Shams al-Umara are one of the most famous monuments of Hyderabad, known for their excellent architectural beauty.

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Paigah Tombs were constructed by the Paigah family, who were very close and extreme loyals of the Nizams of Hyderabad. Their loyalty towards Nizams and later matrimonial alliances with them made the Paigahs very influential during the eighteenth century. ‘Shams al-Umara’ was a title which was given to the Paigahs by the Nizams which means ‘the sun amongst the masses’. Abdul Fateh Khan Tegh Jung was the first person to be buried in 1786 at the place which later became their family Maqbara. There are 27 tombs in the main complex; rest of the tombs of the family is just outside it.