Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Qambar Shahdadkot
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1857 - 1947 CE
Description: The graveyard of Aitbar Khan Chandio is located about 04 km east of Shahdadkot city and close to M-8 Motorway. It can be accessed from Rato Dero via Shahdadkot-Gwadar M-8 Motorway towards Shahdadkot city. The graveyard is known as Aitbar Khan Chandio graveyard. It consists of two tomb structures, one belonging to Rais Aitbar Khan Husnani Chandio and the other of Muhammad Khan Husnani Chandio with some old and recent structures and graves in the surrounding. The tomb I, belongs to Rais Aitbar Khan Husnani Chandio. The tomb structure is square in shape, it is constructed with burnt bricks with mud mortar and lime plaster. The facade of the tomb is on the eastern side, it is decorated with prominent outline border, the center of the facade has three recessed rectangular panels with the middle panel having multifoil arch decoration and a recessed rectangular panel, the lower panel has an arched entrance.
Latitude: 27.849636000
Longitude: 67.954500000
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
