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Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhora Tomb

SindhTombProtected
This tomb is located in Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhora graveyard, Nawab Shah. It is square in plan and measures 14.45x14.45x18m. It is made up of burnt bricks, mud mortar, lime mortar, glazed tiles, cheroli, stone carved tiles and lime pilaster. There is a pseudo arched wooden doorway with Quranic verses and floral patterns The dome is crowned with inverted lotus mahapadma and a finial. Internally it is square lavishly decorated with Fresco painting having different motifs. Each side has deep recessed arched panels. The tomb is associated to Kalhora period of Historic Sindh (1700-1783 CE).
Record ID
6509
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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