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Tomb of Shah Baharo

SindhTombProtected
This Kalhora period (18th Century CE) mausoleum, said to have been erected by Ghulam Shah Kalhoro in 1774 CE in memory of Shah Baharo, a military commander under Nur Mohammad Kalhora who had died in 1735 CE. This huge monument was raised on a high platform and is crowned with a segmental dome surmounted by a decoration lantern. It was built with burnt bricks and finished with pucca qalai or glazed choona plaster. It is octagonal in shape and overlaid with enameled tiles.
Record ID
4869
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Larkana
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Tomb
Period
Historic
Legal status
Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992) (instrument: Protected by The Antiquity Act 1975 (As amended in 1992))
Coordinates
27.55872, 68.22366 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Jansen, Michael, Yasmeen Lari. (2015). Inventory of Cultural Property in the Province of Sindh, Pakistan, 2015. Government of Sindh, Vol 3.

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