The tomb of the Sufi saint Muhammad Ghaus, the spiritual teacher of Tansen, is located at:

The tomb of Shaikh Muhammad Ghaus is located in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh.

About the Tomb of Muhammad Ghaus:

• Muhammad Ghaus was a 16th-century Sufi saint of the Shattari order.
• He is believed to have been a spiritual teacher (pir) of the great musician Tansen.

He was respected by the Mughal emperors Babur and Humayun. He reportedly helped Babur capture the Gwalior Fort.

His tomb was built in the 16th century, during the reign of Akbar.

It is a fine example of early Mughal architecture. It is a square building with hexagonal towers at its corners, topped by a large dome that was once covered with blue glazed tiles.

Its walls have beautiful stone latticework ("jali") screens.

About Tansen:

• His original name is believed to be Ramtanu Pandey.
• He was born in the early 16th century, near Gwalior (at Behat village).
• He learned music from Swami Haridas of Vrindavan and served at the court of Raja Ramchandra of Rewa.
• In 1562, he joined the court of the Mughal Emperor Akbar and became one of the "Navaratnas" (nine jewels) of Akbar's court.
• He is credited with creating ragas such as "Miyan ki Todi", "Miyan ki Malhar", "Darbari Kanada" and "Miyan ki Sarang".
• According to legend, his singing of Raga Deepak could light lamps and his singing of Raga Megh Malhar could bring rain.

He died in 1589. His tomb is in the same complex as that of Muhammad Ghaus, in Gwalior.

The "Tansen Samaroh" (Tansen Music Festival), one of India's oldest music festivals, is held every year in December near his tomb in Gwalior.

The Madhya Pradesh government gives the "Tansen Samman" to eminent Hindustani musicians.

About Gwalior:

• It has the Gwalior Fort, called the "Gibraltar of India", with the Man Mandir Palace.
• The Gujari Mahal, built by Raja Man Singh Tomar for Queen Mrignayani, is at the foot of the fort.
• It is the birthplace of the Gwalior gharana, the oldest khayal gharana of Hindustani music.
• In 2023, UNESCO named Gwalior a "Creative City of Music".

Why not the other options?

• ✗Delhi has the Dargah of Nizamuddin Auliya.
• ✗Agra has the Taj Mahal and the Itimad-ud-Daulah tomb.
• ✗Fatehpur Sikri has the tomb of Sheikh Salim Chishti.