Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Thatta
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 16th Century CE
Description: The tomb of Isa Khan Tarkhan, the first Tarkhan ruler of Thatta lies in a large quadrangular stone enclosure placed on a 1m high platform. The entrance punctuates the eastern wall opposite the semi-octagonal mihrab. The cluster incorporates several smaller enclosures, platforms and a canopy. It has an elegantly designed central enclosure with courses of carved bands and lattice window screens inset as panels. Graves have Quranic verses on them.
Latitude: 24.760988889
Longitude: 67.904566667
Ownership: Federal Government
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 4
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
