Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Karachi
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 17th-18th Century CE
Description: These are pyramidal type tomb of Baloch warriors and their families, who had settled here in 17th and 18th centuries. The graves are decorated with stone slabs chiseled out in human, figural and other conventional designs. The most conspicuous features of the graves are the devices signifying the gentle and the sterner sex. Depicted on male internments is the horseman with ornaments like shield, sword, arrow and bow. Some graves are crowned with boss and turban. The female graves are symbolized with ornaments like the necklace, bracelet, anklet, ringlet, etc.
Latitude: 24.863908333
Longitude: 67.271366667
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 2
Year of Publication: 2015
Bibliography/Reference: Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari
