| Saidani Ma Tomb | |
| Location: | Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Restored: | 2023 |
| Restored By: | Aga Khan Trust and HMDA [1] |
Saidani Ma Tomb, also spelt Saidani Maa Tomb (also known as Maqbara Saidani Ma Saheba), is a tomb located in Hyderabad, India. It is a 19th-century state-protected monument of Telangana.
It is located near Tank Bund on the banks of Hyderabad’s iconic Hussain Sagar.[2]
The tomb in Mughal and Qutb Shahi styles with elaborate stucco decorations and fretwork screens (jalis) was built by Nawab Abdul Haq Diler Jung, one of the richest nobles of the time, in memory of his mother Hazrath Saidani Ma Saheba in 1883, during the reign of Asaf Jah VI.[3] [4] Sardar Abdul Haq, who was originally from the Bombay Province bore the title Diler Jang. He was the princely state’s Home Secretary and later became the Director of the Nizam’s State Railways in 1885[5]
The tomb lies underground at the base of the dome and is not open to the public. The structure also has the tomb of Nawab Diler Jung, the son of Saidani Ma, and a Muslim graveyard at the rear.
In 2022, the Telangana government initiated efforts to reclaim the lost glory of Hyderabad by reviving many historic landmarks scattered across the city. The restoration work of the Saidani Ma tomb was undertaken by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture and was completed in October 2023 after several decades of neglect.