Dariya Khan's Tomb

Dariya Khan's Tomb
Dariya Khan's tomb, 1866
Location in Gujarat, India
Basic information
Location Ahmedabad
Geographic coordinates 23°03′10″N 72°35′13″E / 23.052725°N 72.586809°E / 23.052725; 72.586809Coordinates: 23°03′10″N 72°35′13″E / 23.052725°N 72.586809°E / 23.052725; 72.586809
Affiliation Islam
Municipality Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation
State Gujarat
Status Active
Heritage designation Monument of National Importance
ASI Monument No. N-GJ-25
Architectural description
Architectural type Tomb
Architectural style Islamic architecture
Funded by Dariya Khan
Completed 1453
Specifications
Dome(s) 17
Materials Baked bricks

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

Dariya Khan's Tomb(c. 1880)

History and architecture

The tomb of Dariya Khan was built in 1453 during his lifetime. He was a talented minister and advisor of Mahmud Begada. 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.[1][2][3] The site is encroached upon now.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 284.
  2. ↑ "AHMEDABADS OTHER ROZAS". Times of India Publications. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  3. ↑ Sir H. A. R. Gibb (1954). The Encyclopaedia of Islam. Brill Archive. p. 295. GGKEY:9ZS5X6XZAXR.
  4. ↑ "PEARLS OF PAST: Need Some Elbow Room". The Times of India. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
  • This article includes public domain text from Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 284.
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