Story of Chini Ka Rauza

The term chini overhere does not have any relation with geographical connotation the term chini overhere refers to the glazed tiles referred in local parlance as “chini mitti” or “kasha”.

What is Rauza?

This monument is a tomb of mughal officer known as Afzal shirazi, He was the prime minister of king Shahjahan, , he died in Lahore in 1639 A C E. he was buried in this roza which means a mausoleum The roza is situated on the eastern bank of river Yamuna. Infact the Taj Mahal is also a roza its original name is rauza e munawwara. The mausoleum and the mosque follow a laid down pattern the mausoleums or the roza have their grave chambers facing south. The entrance to the grave chamber is always from south. The grave inside the chamber are laid in north to south direction. The head of the deceased is towards the north while the feet are towards south. The male grave is characterized by a rectangular protrusion on the grave while women’s grave have a shallow top. In iran and the central asia this kind of glazed tile work can be seen , Monuments of Isafan and quom in iran have similar glazed tile art work known as kashikari/ chini mitti. The chini mitti work was certainly splendid at this monument but unfortunately a greater part of it is destroyed. The small existing patches suggest that the building was beyond comparison.