When we sit toward write concerning the History of Chirag-i-Dihli's Dargah what first comes on the way to mind is that this Dargah is more than seven hundred years old. The Dargah is the interment place of Nasir-ud-din Mahmud. It contains his tomb as well as more than a few additional monuments.
The Chirag-i-Dihli's Dargah is the Dargah of Sufi saint Nasir ud din Mahmud. Nasir ud din Mahmud was one of the preferred disciples of Hazrat Nizamuddin. He succeeded Hazrat Nizamuddin as the top of the Chisti sect. He was bestowed the title of Raushan Chirag i Dihli sense the Illuminated lamp of Delhi.
After his death in the year 1356, he was covered here. A tomb was built over it. The tomb is a square chamber. There are 12 pillars on the way to support the chamber. Each of the corners of the dome of the Tomb has Turrets. This dome bears a lot of semblance to the tomb of Mubarak Shah. Like his tomb, this tomb is plastered as well as rises from an octagonal drum.
What is remarkable is that a complete village came into existence centering the tomb of this well-known saint. This village of Chirag Delhi is at present a flourishing urban settlement. At one point of time this village was bounded by rectangular walls. These walls had gates on all sides. The walls were constructed during the time in power of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq. They no longer exist.
