Heritage record
Tomb of Nawab Bahadur Khan
PunjabTombProtected
Nawab Bahadur Khan had died in 1678CE and the tomb had been constructed at the same time. The tomb is octagonal in plan resting on an octagonal platform with high arches on each side. The entire building is constructed in cut brick work without any use of red sand stone. Its exterior is decorated with paneling in the form of zanjira and niches, the dome is low pitched. In the early British period, the tomb was used as theatre hall.
- Record ID
- 6482
- 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
- 31.55965, 74.36655 — 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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