Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Punjab
District: Attock
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: Lala rukh tomb is situated at Hasan Abdal near Hakim`s tomb, present name is misleading as the monument has not been known as such, in the past. The early 19th century English travelers like Elifinstone and William Moor-craft and even Alexander Cunningham visiting it in 1888 CE do not call it Lala Rukh`s tomb. The tomb seems to have been christened as lala Rukh`s tomb` only after the publication of Thomas Moor`s Lala Rukh, published from London in 1846 CE. The cenotaph built in variegated sand stone stands on a high platform amidst a large enclosure which is approached through a door on the west. The remaining part of the wall was, constructed in 1952-53 with coursed rubble stone masonry and cement mortar was laid.
Latitude: 33.821437000
Longitude: 72.691839861
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
