Itimad-ud-Daulah's Tomb

Itimad-ud-Daulah’s Tomb — often called the “Baby Taj” — is the tomb of Mirza Ghiyath Beg, father of the Mughal empress Nur Jahan. “Itimad-ud-Daulah” was the title he was given: he served as Lord of the Treasury and later rose to wazir under Emperor Jahangir. Nur Jahan completed the tomb in 1628, about seven years after his death, a few years before work began on the Taj Mahal.

Ticket price

Foreign tourists pay ₹310 on regular days, ₹300 on Fridays. Indian and SAARC/BIMSTEC nationals pay ₹30 (₹25 on Fridays). Children under 15 enter free, all nationalities.

If you visit after the Taj Mahal on the same day, ASI’s table lists a lower rate: ₹300 for foreign tourists and ₹25 for SAARC/BIMSTEC nationals.

Hours

Open sunrise to sunset, every day — including Fridays, when the Taj Mahal is closed. Sunrise in Agra ranges from about 5:20 AM in June to about 7:10 AM in January; see the month-by-month sunrise table.

What you’ll see

The tomb stands at the centre of a walled garden laid out on the Mughal char bagh (four-part) plan, on a raised sandstone terrace about 149 feet (45 m) square. The ground floor’s central hall holds the tombs of Itimad-ud-Daulah and his wife, surrounded by smaller chambers with the tombs of other family members. Above it, a pavilion with an oblong dome sits over the central hall, and at each corner stands a round tower about 40 feet (12 m) high, topped with a marble kiosk. The walls and cenotaphs on the ground floor carry Persian inscriptions — passages from the Quran and other texts on the walls, and the names and titles of those buried on the cenotaphs.

Getting there

The tomb is on the left bank of the Yamuna, next to Chini-ka-Rauza — the same side of the river as Mehtab Bagh, across the water from central Agra, the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. See our Agra travel hub for the rest of what’s nearby.

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Ticket prices sourced from ASI’s official ticketing page, checked 30 September 2026; history and opening hours from ASI Agra Circle’s page on the tomb.