Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Sindh
District: Jacobabad
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 17th Century CE
Description: Tomb is located in deh Ghouspur, taluka Kandhi Kot, district Jacobabad. It is in the south east side of Jamia mosque of Ghouspur. Ghouspur is 25 km in east of Kandhi Kot city and 65 km in west of Shikarpur. Entrance is on northern side with wooden door. Tomb has four turrets with three finial, one finial of western side turret has fallen. Tomb has one semicircular dome with finial that rests on octagonal drum having three pointed arch panels in rectangular panels in each side of drum. There is a series of battlement on top of drum and on top of walls. Tomb has a courtyard. It measures 9.30 x 9.30 x 15 m. Burnt bricks, cheroli, lime plaster and cement plaster are the construction material. Tomb is square in plan. Tomb is decorated with rectangular and arch panels, battlements, turrets and finials. Internally, dome is white washed, it has 8 ventilators with 8 arches surrounding the ventilators. In lower part seven big arches are found, one niche is found in southern side. There is a small Mehrab found in western side. There are three cemented graves of children in western and southern sides of Shah Hussain grave.
Latitude: 28.147222222
Longitude: 69.100000000
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Published In: Unpublished Survey by Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums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.
