Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Shaheed Benazirabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: The tomb is located on a raised platform measuring 24.3 x 21.3 m in a walled enclosure. The foundations of the tomb up to dado level are raised with stone, while the super structure is constructed with bricks and embellished with kashi tiles in geometric and floral designs. This is a rectangular building provided with a gallery at squinch level with four octagonal kiosks on the roof. Internally, the plan is octagonal and the sixteen sided drum is supporting the hemispherical dome, which has arched clerestory windows. The tomb is associated to Kalhora period.
Latitude: 26.550033333
Longitude: 68.064325000
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015
Published In: Government of Sindh, Vol 3
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
