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Tomb of Haji Shahal Khan Khoso

Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Jacobabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1857 - 1947 CE
Description: Tomb is located in village and deh Bachro, taluka Thul, district Jacobabad. It is adjacent to the Shahal Khan mosque. Thul Town is about 8 km in the east, Tapo Moosa village is about 2 km in the west, Purano Miral Wah is in the south. Facade has wooden door. Tomb have a semi-circular dome with lotus flower and glaze finial. Dome rests on octagonal drum, having 12 pillars, top of the drum have 12 small turrets with finials. Tomb is plastered with lime. It measures 6.46 m EW, 6.29 m NS, height 13 m. Tomb is square in plan and decorated with turrets, finials and lotus flowers. Internally, drum has four ventilators on each side, ventilators are surrounded by twelve blind arches. Tomb has four doors in aches, one on each side. There are two cemented and one mud-plastered grave in the tomb. These graves are of Shahal Khan, his son`s and his wife. This tomb exists in unsatisfactory condition.
Latitude: 28.273611111
Longitude: 68.719444444
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Published In: Unpublished Survey by Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums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.
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