Heritage record
Tomb of Khair un Nisa
PunjabTombProtected
It is located near Rohtas Fort in Jhelum. She was the daughter of Qadir Bakhsh who was food minister during the reign of Shah Suri. Cracks appeared in the structure and the surface turned black due to algae. The floor has also been badly damaged. It is square in plan with huge dome in the center of top, while small dome in four corners. There are multiple entrances, provided with wooden doors and double pointed arches. The Facades also have been provided with niches. All the four sides are also provided with pointed arched type parapets.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 10137
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Jhelum
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Tomb
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985 (instrument: Protected by The Punjab Special Premises (Preservation), Ordinance, 1985)
- Coordinates
- 32.97785, 73.58083 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Baig, A.U.. (2021 (Retrieved)). Khair Un Nisas Tomb Rohtas. http://aliusmanbaig.blogspot.com/2018/06/khair-un-nisas-tomb-rohtas.html.
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