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Matan Shah Graveyard

Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Dadu
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th-19th Century CE
Description: Matan Shah graveyard is located in Shah Hassan Village on the western bank of Manchar Lake, about 39 km south of Johi town. It can be accessed from Johi via Shah Hassan link road towards Matan Shah graveyard. Matan Shah graveyard consists of two tomb structures (Tomb 01 of Matan Shah and Tomb 02 (Unknown) and some old and recent graves in the surroundings. The date mentioned on the tomb of Matan Shah is 1284 A.H. On the basis of architectural resemblance, the tomb structures are placed within the chronological bracket of the Talpur period.
Latitude: 26.444069000
Longitude: 67.566581000
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
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