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Samadh of Jhingar Shah Suthra

PunjabBuildingProtected
This Samadh with its other buildings lying adjacent to the northern wall of the Fort is the original and only seat of the sect of the Hindu known as Suthras (pure and true) and it is sacred to a large number of the followers of the sect. Its founder Jahangir Shah was a well revered faqir in the time of Aurangzeb. It is reported that under the order of Aurangzeb he was allowed to collect 3 pies per shop per year in the whole of Mughal Empire. The Samadh is in the form of a marble platform doctored with Petra dura work.
Record ID
9780
Province / territory
Punjab
District
Lahore
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Building
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
31.59053, 74.31547 — 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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