Name of the Monument / Built Heritage / Site स्मारक / निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल का नाम
Tomb
State / राज्य
Delhi
District / जिला
South
Manual District
Sub District / उप-जिला
Others
Manual Sub District
Mehrauli
Village / गाँव
Others
Manual Village
Mehrauli
Cultural Affiliation / सांस्कृतिक सम्बंधन
Medieval - मध्यकाल
Date/Period तारीख/युग
C. 15th - 16th Cent. A.D.
Sub Period
1495-96 A.D.
Geo-Location / भू-अवस्थिति
Approx. 20 m to the south-west of the tomb of Shaikh Makhdum Samsuddin, Ward No-8, Mehrauli
Latitude / अक्षांश
28
30
39
Longitude / देशान्तर
77
10
33
Approach to the Monument / पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approach /पहुंचने का मार्ग
Approx. 2.2 km to the north-west of Qutub Minar metro station and 750 m to the south-west of Mehrauli bus stand
Air Port / विमानपत्तन
IGI
Railway Station / रेलवे स्टेशन
Nizamuddin
Bus Station / बस स्टैंड
Mehrauli
Topographical Features / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Topographical Feature / स्थलाकृतिक विशेषताएं
Others- अन्य
Topographical Description / स्थलाकृतिक विवरण
It lies in area between the flood plain of river and Delhi Ridge. Delhi Ridge is a Northern extension of ancient Aravalli Range.
History / इतिहास
Brief History / संक्षिप्त इतिहास
The tomb is lies in the close proximity of the tomb of Shaikh Makhdum Samsuddin, one of the greatest saints of the Sohrawardi sect.
Local / Traditional description associated with Built Heritage / Site
निर्मित धरोहर / स्थल से सम्बंधित स्थानीय/ परम्परागत विवरण
N A
Architectural Style / स्थापत्य शैली
Lodi - लोदी
Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत / संरचना / स्थल
Description of Building/ Structure/Site
इमारत/संरचना/स्थल का विवरण
The domed building is square in plan and constructed on a raised plinth, which measures approx. 6.71 sq. m. It stands in an enclosure and surrounded by dwarf pierced walls. It is entered through a square planed domed gateway on the south. It is roofed by a hemispherical plastered dome rises from a high neck octagonal drum and is crowned by an inverted lotus cresting. The domed roof is supported on 12 pillars of dressed local grey stone, which has carved base and capitals. A Chajja runs all around the building, over which is a frieze with a molded string-course of plaster and the top edge of the drum is decorated with a band of kangura pattern, similar to those on the roof parapets. Ornamentation on the underside of the dome is in incised plaster. The ceiling is ornamented by a row of small niches above the capitals. Inside the tomb there are five un-inscribed plastered graves, the central being surrounded by a stone enclosure and covered with golden chaddar. There are several other plaster graves lies within this enclosure and one in the gateway.
Structure material and other material
संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक
Building/Structure material and other material used प्रयोग में लाई गई इमारती / संरचनागत सामग्री और अन्य घटक
The pillars of the building are of local stone and the dome is built of stone finished with plaster.