Tomb of Salabat Khan II

This tomb crowns a hill about 13 km from Ahmednagar, some 700–800 ft above the city and visible from almost anywhere in it. It belongs to Salabat Khan II, appointed minister to the fourth Nizam Shah, Murtaza, in 1579, though it is widely and wrongly called Chand Bibi's Mahal. The views from the top stretch across the plain towards the city.

The three-storey octagon is thought to have been planned with seven storeys. It rises from the middle of a broad stone terrace about twelve feet high, which gives the plain building a sense of dignity. Inside, the graves of Salabat Khan and a wife lie beneath a dome carried on piers of pointed arches, and a 12 ft gallery runs right round the interior, reached by a narrow stair hidden in the wall. Tiers of broad arched openings mark each face, some with balconies on lotus brackets.