Mausoleum of Hazrat Daud Bandgi, Shergarh

Syed Muhammad Ibrahim bin Syed Fatehullah Kirmani 1513-1575 CE. (AH 919-982), more popularly known as Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani was a 16th-century saint of the Qadiri order. The mausoleum of Shaikh Daud Bandagi Kirmani in Shergarh,is an example of early Mughal architecture. The architect of the mausoleum was completed in 1580 CE, was Ustad Baazid. The description of designing and building the shrine is extant in the 17th century hagiography of the saint, Maqamat-e-Daudi. The interior of the Husht Phelo (Octagonal) shrine is decorated with intricate naqashi (floral and geometric wall frescoes). The eight interior alcoves and panels of the shrine are embellished with different naqashi patterns suggesting the unique signature work or style of the artists and artisans who with immense spiritual devotion built and decorated the shrine more than four centuries ago. On each of the eight interior lower alcoves are Persian couplets by Shah Abul Muali extolling the virtues of the saint. The grave of Daud Bandagi is in an enclosure located in the center of the shrine with the graves of six of his lineal descendants (Sajjada Nashins) on either side. The exterior of the shrine has panels of intricate stucco tracery Manabat Karion all sides including the outer alcoves.. In the 1980s extensive restoration work was done on the mausoleum by the Archeology Department. The work inside the shrine was mainly on the preservation of the Naqashi frescoes.