Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Sanghar
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: This is the Kalhora period (18th Century CE) tomb of Mir Shahdad who had assisted the Kalhora to power in Sindh against the Mughals. He died in 1734 and was buried in this tomb. The tomb is surrounded by a boundary wall constructed with burnt bricks and containing four minarets on the corners. There are two pavilions with domes within the enclosure. The large canopy with a larger dome houses the grave of Mir Shahdad and the smaller canopy houses the graves of his two children.
Latitude: 26.187288889
Longitude: 68.633533333
Ownership: Government of Sindh
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
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
