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Jalal Khan/Sohbat Khan Tomb

Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Shaheed Benazirabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: This tomb is located in Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhora graveyard, Nawab Shah. It is square in plan and measures 5.6x5.65x10m. It is made up of burnt bricks, mud mortar, lime mortar and lime pilaster. There is arched doorway with pointed arch within deep recessed multi-cusp arch panel at the entrance. High drum with semicircular dome crowned with lantern shape thick broken finial is provided. Internally each wall has deep recessed arched rectangular panels. The tomb is associated to Kalhora period of Historic Sindh (1700-1783 CE).
Latitude: 26.547222222
Longitude: 68.068888889
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Nawab Shah: The Lost Glory
Published In: Indus Publications, Karachi
Year of Publication: 2002
Bibliography/Reference: Shah, S. S. Ali
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