Heritage record
Ghulam Shah Kalhoro Compound
SindhTombProtected
In this compound amongst other important buildings lie the Kalhora Period tomb of Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro the founder of Hyderabad and represent the typical Kalhora architecture. The tomb was constructed in 1772 CE by his son Sarfaraz Khan Kalhoro. The tomb stands on a square platform surrounded by massive fortress-like wall, The exterior was originally decorated with glazed tiles in great variety of geometric and floral patterns but now survive in very bad state of preservation. The interior has been painted elaborately with bands of coloured glazed tiles running around the walls. Further designs include medallions, panels and bands. A stair leads to the terraced roof.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 5656
- Province / territory
- Sindh
- District
- Hyderabad
- 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
- 25.41418, 68.36314 — 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 1.
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