3/5 Yasa Ali R. 9 years ago on Google
A
dilapidated
monument.
It
was
built
by
Nawab
Saadat
Ali
Khan,
the
sixth
nawab
of
Awadh
as
a
mausoleum
for
his
mother,
Chhattar
Kunwar
Rathore,
the
second
wife
of
Shuja
ud
Daula.
Saadat
Ali
Khan
was
the
half
brother
of
Nawab
Asaf
ud
Daula
and
ascended
the
throne
of
Awadh
after
his
nephew,
Wazir
Ali
was
thrown
out
of
power
by
the
British.
The
nawab
named
the
Chhattar
Manzil
at
Lucknow
also
in
his
mother's
honour
and
himself
rests
at
his
tomb
in
Lucknow
next
to
the
Qaiserbagh
complex
with
his
wife
Khurshid(Mushir)
Zadi
lying
in
a
separate
tomb
next
to
him.
As
for
Chhattar
kunwar,
she
was
always
given
a
lower
status
than
Bahu
Begum
the
first
wife
of
Shuja
ud
Daula
in
the
royal
court
and
household.
Saadat
Ali
Khan
after
acceding
to
power
made
powerful
and
perhaps
somewhat
successful
attempts
to
raise
her
value
and
status
and
thus
built
this
mausoleum
in
her
honour.
However
the
monument
currently
stands
in
a
neglected
state
continually
losing
its
awe
and
glory
due
to
overwhelming
encroachment
by
the
locals
in
every
corner
and
the
reckless
attitude
of
the
neighbourhood
residents
and
the
authorities
towards
this
piece
of
tangible
heritage
of
Lucknow
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