Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Punjab
District: Multan
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: Early 8th - 11th Century CE
Description: The tomb of Mai Mehrban is an unfinished brick building created in the popular style of Multan, built in small country bricks laid in mud mortar. The structure has been designed as usual in three stages, in an imitation of the tomb of Shah Rukhn-e-Alam. The exterior has been designed in recessed arched panels surrounded by recessed friezes. The second storey is in fact the drum of the hemispherical dome which crowns the tomb and is lime plaster.
Latitude: 30.196389000
Longitude: 71.463056000
Ownership: Government of Punjab
Legal Status: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985
Title of Publication: Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 1987
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ahmad Nabi
