Heritage record
Jani Khan`s Tomb
PunjabTombProtected
This rectangular tomb (8.2m x7.7m) has three arched openings on three sides and with a beautiful curvilinear roof of a very pleasing shape decorated with enameled mosaic work in zigzag pattern. The interior is also decorated with floral and plant decorations in fresco. There are three Kutcha graves in it. The originals might have disappeared during the Sikh period. Originally, the tomb was surrounded by a garden which has now disappeared.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6440
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Lahore
- 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
- 31.58185, 74.37042 — source-provided, not field-verified
- Verification status
- source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
- Sources
- Khan, Ahmad Nabi. (1987). Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975. Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad.
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