Heritage record
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.
Found an error in this record? Submit a correction — quote record ID 6509.
Pakistan's Heritage Digital Ecosystem: Heritage Atlas · PWHI · Visual Record · Forum