Burhanpur Tourism

Burhanpur Tourism

Khandesh's capital was here. Nasir, son of Sultan Malik Ahmed of the Farooqi dynasty of Khandesh, founded it in the fourteenth century. Burhanpur was conquered by Akbar in 1599 AD. In 1601 AD, Akbar added Khandesh to the Mughal Empire. Begum Mumtaz, Shah Jahan's favourite, died here in 1631 AD. The Marathas plundered Burhanpur multiple times before obtaining the Mughal emperor's permission to collect Chauth from this area. Burhanpur saw several years of conflict between Mughals and Marathas until being conquered by Arthur Wellesley in 1803 AD. It was returned to Scindia in 1805 AD and then transferred to British control in 1861 AD.<hr/>

Shahi Qila: The Shahi Qila is one royal fort, located to the east of the Tapti River in Burhanpur. Little of it remains today as the Shahi Qila is mostly in ruins at this time. However, the part of the fort that still stands exhibits wonderful workings of sculpture and beautiful carvings. The fort houses the Diwan-e-Khas and Diwan-e-aam maintained by the Archeological Survey of India. The Shahi quila is one of the most famours place in burhanpur.

Zanana Hammam :  The most outstanding structure in the Shahi Qila is the Zanana Hammam(Ladies Bath) which manufactured in mix styles of Mughal and Persian, the bath were once decorated with attractive frescoes on the ceiling.

Jama Masjid : It is one of the famous buildings constructed in ward itwara by Begum Ruquiya wife of King Azam Humayun in 1529, during Farooqi rule in India. In early days a Jama Masjid was constructed, when the population of Burhanpur was very less and mostly in Northern Burhanpur. This was the first Jama Masjid in Burhanpur and is known as Bibi Ki Masjid. This Masjid is similar to the Jama Masjid in Delhi.

Kundi Bhandara :   The Kundi Bhandara  underground water works system in Madhya Pradesh’s city Burhanpur is quickly perishing  due to sustained neglect and degrading forest cover and an Example of Mughal  engineering skills. A rare water system  (collection and distribution of water) was built in the rule of Abdul Raheem  Khankhana in 1615 A.D. such systems were established in Uran and Iraq. The techniques of these  systems were taken from these countries, during that time eight water systems  were built to provide pure water to the citizens.

Dargah-E-Hakimi :   3 KM from Burhanpur,  there is a town called Lodhi which was founded by a king from Lodhi family.  Here is the cemetery for Dawodi Bohra Muslims which is well-known by the name  Dargah-E-Hakimi. It is also a religious holy place for the community. It has a large and attractive  door. As we come in to the gate, in the front is a beautiful garden surrounded  by small and big rooms for the Pilgrims. It provide free of charges food and accommodation  to the Pilgrims.

How to Getting there:-

By Air: 180kms from Burhanpur,  Devi Ahilya Bai International Airport at Indore is the nearest airport.

By Train : Burhanpur has its own railway station. Mumbai to Delhi railway line.

By Road : Regular bus services connect Burhanpur with Indore(180km), Bhopal(341km), Ujjain(235km), Khargone(138km), Omkareshwar(130km), Maheshwar(170km), Mandu(234km), Jalgaon(65km), Khandwa(70km) and Dhar(154km).

List of Famous Tourist Place in Burhanpur