Heritage record
Tomb of Anarkali
PunjabTombProtected
Anarkali, a charming girl having a love affair with Prince Salim (Jahangir) who was executed for her amorous folly in 1599CE. Emperor Jahangir constructed this tomb in the memory of his beloved. The building is octagonal in plan with alternate sides measuring 13.4 and 9.2 m, there is a domed octagonal tower, with a huge dome on high cylindrical neck in the center. The marble cenotaph is elaborately carved with delicate floral and tendril designs, though the lines of carvings are not sharp. The calligraphy is in Nastalik boldly carved but it lacks in uniformity of pen.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6469
- 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
- 31.57861, 74.36389 — 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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