Heritage record
Lala Rukh`s Tomb
PunjabTombProtected
Lala rukh tomb is situated at Hasan Abdal near Hakim`s tomb, present name is misleading as the monument has not been known as such, in the past. The early 19th century English travelers like Elifinstone and William Moor-craft and even Alexander Cunningham visiting it in 1888 CE do not call it Lala Rukh`s tomb. The tomb seems to have been christened as lala Rukh`s tomb` only after the publication of Thomas Moor`s Lala Rukh, published from London in 1846 CE. The cenotaph built in variegated sand stone stands on a high platform amidst a large enclosure which is approached through a door on the west. The remaining part of the wall was, constructed in 1952-53 with coursed rubble stone masonry and cement mortar was laid.
Photographs: Department of Archaeology & Museums national inventory record, displayed from the official source (doam.gov.pk). Not PWHI photography.
- Record ID
- 6569
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Attock
- 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
- 33.82144, 72.69184 — 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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