Dariya Khan's Tomb Explained

Building Name:Dariya Khan's Tomb
Map Type:India Ahmedabad##India Gujarat
Map Size:300px
Location:Ahmedabad
Coordinates:23.0527°N 72.5868°W
Religious Affiliation:Islam
State:Gujarat
Municipality:Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
Functional Status:Active
Architecture:yes
Architecture Type:Tomb
Architecture Style:Islamic architecture
Funded By:Dariya Khan
Year Completed:1453
Dome Quantity:17
Materials:Baked bricks
Heritage Designation:Monument of National Importance
ASI Monument No. N-GJ-25

Dariya Khan's Tomb or Darya Khan's Dome or Ghummat is a medieval brick tomb in Shahibaug, Ahmedabad, India.

History and architecture

Daryā Khān was a Gujarāti Muslim friend and amīr of Sult̤ān Maḥmūd Begarah, who in 1459 was bestowed the title of Khān and awarded a panjhazārī. Daryā Khān also founded the town of Daryāpūr outside Ahmedabad.[1] [2]

The tomb of Dariya Khan was built in 1453 during his lifetime. The tomb, the largest in Gujarat, is of brick with nine feet thick wall unlike other tombs in Ahmedabad which are made of stones.The tomb is made of the true arches and domes which create a cavernous interior as in Turko-Persian Islamic architecture. There is a large central dome surrounded by sixteen smaller domes and there are five entrances on each of the four sides of the structure. The interior houses the cenotaph surrounded by the arcaded verandah.[3] [4] [5] The site is encroached upon now.[6]

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Misra, S. C. . The Mirat-i-Sikandiri: A History of Gujarat from the Inception of the Dynasty of the Sultans of Gujarat to the Conquest of Gujarat by Akbar of Shaikh Sikandar ibn Muhammad urf Manjhu ibn Akbar . Rahman . M. L. . The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda . 1961 . 94.
  2. Bano . Ajaz . Socio-Political Condition of Gujarat During the Fifteenth Century . 1988 . PhD . Aligarh Muslim University. 162.
  3. Book: Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. 1879. Government Central Press. 284.
  4. News: AHMEDABADS OTHER ROZAS . Times of India Publications. 25 February 2011. https://archive.today/20141207180957/http://lite.epaper.timesofindia.com/mobile.aspx?article=yes&pageid=2&edlabel=TOIA&mydateHid=25-02-2011&pubname=&edname=&articleid=Ar00202&format=&publabel=TOI. dead. 7 December 2014. 7 December 2014.
  5. Book: Sir H. A. R. Gibb. The Encyclopaedia of Islam. 1954. Brill Archive. 295. GGKEY:9ZS5X6XZAXR.
  6. News: PEARLS OF PAST: Need Some Elbow Room. The Times of India. 25 November 2011. 7 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141213193323/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Layout/Includes/pastissues2/ArtWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=pastissues2&BaseHref=TOIA%2F2011%2F11%2F25&ViewMode=HTML&PageLabel=2&EntityId=Ar00202&AppName=2. 13 December 2014. dead.