Jal Mahal, Narnaul, Haryana Jal Mahal, a water palace situated in the centre of a tank known as Khan Sarovar, was built during the reign of Emperor Akbar in 1590-91 CE. According to a Persian inscription etched above the main entrance, the palace was commissioned by Nawab Shah Quli Khan, who served as the Governor of Narnaul for 52 years. Located in Mahindergarh, district Narnaul in Haryana, the palace is approached from the north through a gateway with guard rooms, constructed over a bridge supported by sixteen arched spans. The palace has a square central chamber with four smaller chambers at its corners. These corner chambers are double-storeyed and are connected with four staircases - two on the north and two on the south - leading to the upper floors. The roof of the central chamber is crowned by an octagonal cupola, surrounded by a hemispherical dome, while four smaller cupolas rise above the corner chambers. Set within the waters of Khan Sarovar, Jal Mahal remains an important monument of Narnaul’s historic landscape. According to history, Shah Kuli Khan caught Hemu in the Second Battle of Panipat. In the same feat, Akbar was pleased and handed over the fiefdom of Narnaul to Shah Kuli Khan. Jal Mahal has been constructed on a huge plot of approximately 11 acres. It is situated in the middle of the huge pond, but there is a bridge to reach the monument. Lime and stone have been used in the construction of this beautiful temple in the shape of a small palace in the middle of the huge lake. The pond was filled with soil in about 400 years of intervals. In 1993, the district administration started the removal of soil from the pond of Jalmahal, and now its soil has been removed. Sources Archaeological Survey of India Haryana Tourism District Mahendragarh