Akbar’s tombis situated in 119 acres of grounds in Sikandra, a suburb of Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Considered as an important Mughal architectural masterpiece, it was built in 1605–1613. The other Mughal monuments that are located in the vicinity of Akbar’s tomb are: Mariam’s Tomb, the tomb of Mariam-uz-Zamani, wife of the Akbar and the mother of Jahangir.