Barid Shahi tombs

The Barid Shahi tombs are tombs of the Barid Shahi dynasty. They are located in Bidar in the Indian state of Karnataka.[1]

Barid Shahi tombs
One of the tombs
Typenecropolis
LocationBidar, Karnataka
Coordinates17.919°N 77.504°E / 17.919; 77.504
Built16th century
Architectural style(s)Indo-Islamic architecture
Tomb of Qasim Barid Shah I
Tomb of Ali Barid Shah I

History

They were built during the medieval period in the 16th and 17th centuries.[2]

Architecture

The tombs were built in the Indo-Islamic style typical of the Deccan Sultanates. Similar necropolises include the Qutb Shahi tombs in Hyderabad.[3] They are set in a garden, of which a few mango and tamarind trees still survive. There is an idgah at the eastern end of Qasim Barid's tomb.[4]

Tomb of Qasim Barid

The Tomb of Qasim Barid lies to the East of his son Amir Barid's unfinished tomb.[5]

Tomb of Amir Barid

Amir Barid lies in an unfinished tomb. He began the construction of his tomb, however, he died in 1542 CE before the tomb could be completed.[6]

Tomb of Ali Barid

The tomb of Ali Barid was completed in 984 Hijri (1576-1577 CE), three years before his death.[7]

Tomb of Ibrahim Barid

The tomb of Ibrahim Barid is a replica of his father Ali Barid's tomb.[8]

Tomb of Qasim Barid II

The tomb is to the south of Ibrahim Barid's tomb.[9]

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References

Citations
  1. "Journey & Life.: Barid Shahi Park – A great historical architecture in Bidar, Karnataka". Journey & Life. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  2. Law, John (1914). Modern Hyderabad (Deccan). Calcutta: Thacker, Spink and Co. p. 16.
  3. "Monuments and Forts of the Deccan Sultanate". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
  4. Yazdani, 1947, pp. 165.
  5. Yazdani, 1947, pp. 149.
  6. Yazdani, 1947, pp. 150.
  7. Yazdani, 1947, pp. 152.
  8. Yazdani, 1947, pp. 160.
  9. Yazdani, 1947, pp. 162.

Bibliography
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