Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Punjab
District: Attock
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: Hakim`s tomb and a tank are stated on a platform being 38.4 m long and 21 m wide. The tomb is situated on the platform east of the tank. Built in undressed stone blocks, a square shaped tomb each side of which is 11 m in length. It is plastered all over in a mixture of lime and concrete being about three inches in thickness. It has got vaulted roof, decorated with typical rose motifs. Two graves inside were removed and leveled during the Sikh rule, when many other buildings of Islamic period were damaged. The tomb is contemporary of Attock fort (1581-83), which was built by Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi as his own burial place. For some time he performed duties as Governor of Lahore and stayed at Hasan Abdal/Attock for about five years. Attock fort was also built in his supervision. But in the tomb two eminent figures of Mughal Emperor Akbar`s period were buried, namely Hakim Abdul Fateh Gilani and Hakim Karimuddin.
Latitude: 33.821196611
Longitude: 72.690795083
Ownership: Federal Government
Legal Status: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992)
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
