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Abu Bakar Sher Tomb

Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Punjab
District: Vehari
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: A Mughal period tomb, square in plan, strengthened with turrets and engaged bastions at the four corners and in the center of the walls. It looks like a fortress about 26.5m east to west and 33.53m from north to south, the height is about 9.1m. A passage runs around the main mihrab, on the western side, the outer wall has a mihrab adorned with cut bricks, recalling the decorations of the pre-Mughal times.
Latitude: 29.733333333
Longitude: 71.991666667
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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