Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Badin
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th Century - 1857 CE
Description: The tomb is situated to the south-east of Rarri mound. The tomb is unknown but the architecture resembles with Kalhora period architecture. The tomb is square in plan, its exterior dimensions are 8.8 x 8.7 m, interior 6.3 x 6.3 m, the wall thickness is 1.2 m. The total area of the tomb is 78.97 sq.m. It is constructed with burnt bricks, mud and cheroli are used as mortar with lime and cheroli plaster. The tomb has almost collapsed. The facade is on the southern side with damaged entrance and one recessed Tudor arch panel above it. The northern side has completely collapsed, whereas the western and eastern exterior walls are partially standing and are without any decorative motif. There is a cornice and traces of masalas around the parapet wall. The dome has collapsed which rested on a high octagonal drum (partially surviving) the remaining part of the drum has protruding squinches on the external side and Tudor arch panels between them. Interior of the remaining walls is decorated with recessed multifoil arch panels within rectangular panels, there is a mehrab on the western wall. Interior drum is adorned with squinches, recessed Tudor arch panels and ventilator within them.
Latitude: 24.462049000
Longitude: 68.453067000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Documentation of the Heritage Sites and Monuments of Sindh
Published In: Endowment Fund Trust for Preservation of the Heritage of Sindh
Year of Publication: 2021
Bibliography/Reference: Shiekh, Nilofer
