Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
District: Peshawar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: A Mughal period tomb of Shaikh Imam-ud-Din, with an adjoining mosque are in Palosai village, in a bad state of preservation. Shaikh Imamuddin was born in the Budhni village of Peshawar in 1611 CE. The tomb had been built from small burnt bricks set in lime mortar and finished off with a thick coat of yellowish plaster on the outside, remnants, can still be seen on facade. The grave chamber can be accessed through a gateway, opens onto the south side of the structure into a vaulted passage. Each side of the burial chamber contains two windows of varying size and shape with remnants of terracotta grills. The facade of the mosque is of medium height, around 5.70 m with a raised section in the middle where it gains another 0.67m. The facade also has three arched entrances.
Latitude: 34.031838000
Longitude: 71.481721000
Ownership: Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Legal Status: Protected by The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Antiquities Act, 2016
Title of Publication: Preliminary Report on Survey of Heritage Sites and Monuments along the Grand Trunk Road from Peshawar to Lahore
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 2020
Bibliography/Reference: Azeem, Abdul
