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== Other monuments == {{Unreferenced section|date=April 2025}} A short distance west of the enclosure, in Mehrauli village, is the [[Adham Khan's Tomb|Tomb]] of [[Adham Khan]] who, according to legend drove the beautiful Hindu singer [[Roopmati]] to suicide following the capture of [[Mandu, Madhya Pradesh|Mandu]] in Madhya Pradesh. When [[Akbar the Great|Mughal Emperor Jalaluddin Akbar]] became displeased with him due to allegations of corruption and political disagreements, Akbar personally struck him down and had him twice heaved off a terrace in the [[Agra Fort]] to ensure his death . Several archaeological monuments dot the Mehrauli Archaeological Park, including the [[Balban's tomb]], [[Jamali Kamali Mosque and Tomb]]. There are some Mughal summer palaces in the area: the [[Zafar Mahal (Mehrauli)|Zafar Mahal]], the [[Jahaz Mahal]] next to Hauz-i-Shamsi lake, and the tombs of the later [[Mughal emperors]] of India, inside a royal enclosure near the [[dargah]] shrine of Sufi saint, [[Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki]]. Here an empty space between two of the tombs, ''sargah'', was intended for the last [[Mughal emperors|Mughal emperor]] of India, [[Bahadur Shah Zafar]] who died in exile in Rangoon, Burma, in 1862, following his implication in the [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]]. Also standing nearby is the [[Moti Masjid (Mehrauli)|Moti Masjid]] mosque in white marble.
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