Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Punjab
District: Kasur
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: It is situated at the present Kasur Museum building on the Main Feroz pur Road, Kasur. The Mausoleum of Nawab Wakeel Khan is a huge square structure with a high dome. Almost the exterior of the mausoleum has been finished with kankar lime and glazed lime plaster. According to available revenue archive record of District Kasur, it is the tomb of Nawab Wakil Khan - one of the Army Generals in the Sher Shah Suri period who was buried here after his death in battle at Kasur. After the Sikh occupation of Kasur in 1802 CE till 1848 CE the beautiful tomb was used as Gurdwara. In the British rule this tomb was being used as S.D.M. Office and Mr. John Tatler was first S.D.M. of Kasur.
Latitude: 31.112802391
Longitude: 74.466782739
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985
Title of Publication: Key Monuments
Published In: https://archaeology.punjab.gov.pk/important_monuments
Year of Publication: 2021 (Retrieved)
Bibliography/Reference: Anonymous
