Pranpir Badshah tomb

29°08′52″N 75°42′59″E / 29.1477°N 75.7165°E / 29.1477; 75.7165Construction startedc. 1300HeightArchitecturalIndo-Islamic architecture

Pranpir Badshah's tomb (Hindi: बाबा प्राणपिर बादशाह) is a 14th-century tomb, built from white material, near Mahabir Stadium in Hisar city of Haryana state in India.

Location

The tomb is located next to the Panchayat bhawan, within the compound of Government college Hisar, next to Mahabir Stadium.

History

This is the tomb of Baba Pranpir Badshah, the spiritual teacher of Sher Bahlol or Dana Sher. Sher Bahlol was also a spiritual teacher who foretold that Ghiyas-ud-din-Tughluq (c. 1320–25 CE) would become the king of Delhi sultanate.

Architecture

Tomb is built on a raised platform, it built using dressed white kankar stones blocks to a certain height, top of the tomb is built using lakhauri bricks, all four sides have arched gates. The dome on top sits on an octagonal drum, there is no evidence of any grave inside.

Restoration

The tomb is in dilapidated condition, some minor repair work has been taken by Archaeological Survey of India.

See also

References

External links

• Google location map of Pranpir Badshah's tomb
• 18-image online picture gallery of Pranpir Badshah tomb Hisar taken by American Institute of Indian Studies in 2008 CE
• Online picture gallery of Indo-Islamic monuments of Haryana taken by American Institute of Indian Studies in 2008 CE
• Field study and documentation by American Institute of Indian Studies in Jan–Feb 2010.