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Abu Bakar Sher Tomb

PunjabTombProtected
A Mughal period tomb, square in plan, strengthened with turrets and engaged bastions at the four corners and in the center of the walls. It looks like a fortress about 26.5m east to west and 33.53m from north to south, the height is about 9.1m. A passage runs around the main mihrab, on the western side, the outer wall has a mihrab adorned with cut bricks, recalling the decorations of the pre-Mughal times.
Record ID
6165
Province / territory
Punjab
District
Vehari
Tehsil
Malsi
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Tomb
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
29.73333, 71.99167 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Rasool, Niaz. (1996). The Monuments and Ancient Sites in the Surveyed Districts of Punjab. Pakistan Archaeology, Number 29, 1994-1996, DOAM, Karachi.

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