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Adho Khan/Budho Khan Tomb

SindhTombProtected
This tomb is located in Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhora graveyard, Nawab Shah. It is square in plan and measures 5.6x5.65x10m. It is made up of burnt bricks, mud mortar, lime mortar, glazed tiles and lime pilaster. There is Tudor four-centered arched doorway within large multi-cusp stepped recessed arch panel at the entrance. The low bowl cupula with inverted lotus mahapadma remains and the style of dome is a facsimile. Internally each wall except eastern one, has Mehrab size niche and recessed arch panels. The tomb is associated to Kalhora period of Historic Sindh (1700-1783 CE).
Record ID
6505
Province / territory
Sindh
District
Shaheed Benazirabad
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Tomb
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
26.54722, 68.06889 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Shah, S. S. Ali. (2002). Nawab Shah: The Lost Glory. Indus Publications, Karachi.

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