Type: Monument - Tomb
Province: Punjab
District: Pakpattan
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1206 - 1526 CE
Description: The tomb of Shaykh Alaal-Din is situated to the east of the main mosque in the complex and to the north east of the tomb of Baba Farid Ganj-e-Shakar. It is square in plan and each of its sides is 13.50m in length, with slightly battered walls characteristic of the Tughlaq style of architecture. The tomb is provided with three arched entrances, one on each side. The main entrance of the tomb is on the south side. The doorway in the middle has a wooden frame. The top of which is cut into a cinquefoil arch. All four sides of the tomb have fine decorative work externally in molded brick meant to be left exposed. All these panels are decorated with geometrical designs.
Latitude: 31.579574675
Longitude: 74.305812101
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985
Title of Publication: Pakpattan and It`s Religious Architecture
Published In: Lahore Museum Bulletin, Vol. VIII, No. 1, January-June, 1995
Year of Publication: 1995
Bibliography/Reference: Mahmood, Shaukat
