Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Jacobabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th Century CE
Description: This tomb is located in deh Saja Wah, taluka Thul, district Jacobabad. It is 1 km in north Ghulam Qadir Jafri village, graveyard is in northeast. Thul town is 13 km in southeast. Entrance is on northern and southern side in pointed arch shape. There are four blind arches on lower portion and five on upper portion of each side. In center of upper portion, there is arched ventilator on each side. Tomb has a round dome. There are two ventilators on northern and southern side. Its measures 6.70m x 6.70m with maximum height of 8 m. Burnt bricks and mud mortar are construction materials. Tomb is square in plan. Internally, tomb has five arches on upper portion and five on lower side. Eastern and western wall has three blind arches in lower part of wall and two in northern and southern sides. There are four squinch arches in corners of drum. Above squinch, there are two layers of cut bricks. Pendant of the dome has fallen. This tomb exists in ruined condition and probably associated to Kalhora period of Sindh.
Latitude: 28.205555556
Longitude: 68.844444444
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Survey and Documentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments (1995-2001)
Published In: Unpublished Survey by Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums
Year of Publication: 1995-2001
Bibliography/Reference: Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums, Islamabad.
