Shah-e-Alam's Roza

Shah-e-Alam's Roza, also called Rasulabad Dargah, is a walled complex of tomb, mosque and assembly hall in the Shah Alam area of Ahmedabad. Shah-e-Alam, son of the saint Qutb-ul-Alam, guided Mahmud Begada in his youth and became one of the city's most revered teachers; he died in 1475. His tomb, the oldest building, was completed by 1484 by Taj Khan Nariali, a noble of Begada's court, and in the early 17th century Asaf Khan, brother of Nur Jahan, decorated its dome with gold and precious stones.

Two stone gateways lead in from the north. The square tomb has a high central dome ringed by double corridors carrying 24 small domes, a floor of black and white marble, brass doors and walls of pierced stone screens. To its west is the mosque, whose minarets were finished in 1620, damaged by the 1819 earthquake and restored in 1863. A family tomb and two reservoirs complete the complex.