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Pir Mahmood Shah Tomb

Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Punjab
District: Vehari
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1206 - 1526 CE
Description: A tomb, built on square plan with burnt bricks changing to octagonal shape to support the dome. It has two openings on the eastern and western sides. The facade of both the openings has glazed tiles with flower designs and Arabic inscriptions. There are four ventilation holes in the octagon, the dome is plastered with lime mortar and the interior has four squinches above where a course of wooden beams is visible.
Latitude: 29.900000000
Longitude: 72.150000000
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: The Monuments and Ancient Sites in the Surveyed Districts of Punjab
Published In: Pakistan Archaeology, Number 29, 1994-1996, DOAM, Karachi
Year of Publication: 1996
Bibliography/Reference: Rasool, Niaz
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