Pranpir Badshah tomb
Pranpir Badshah's tomb (Hindi: बाबा प्राणपिर बादशाह) is a 14th-century tomb, built from the white Shiva Hindu temple material, near Mahabir Stadium in Hisar city of Haryana state in India.
| Pranpir Badshah's tomb | |
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  Location of Pranpir Badshah's Tomb  Pranpir Badshah tomb (India) | |
| General information | |
| Type | Tomb |
| Location | Pnachayat Bhawan, Govt college ground, Hisar, Haryana, India |
| Coordinates | 29.1477°N 75.7165°E |
| Construction started | c.1300 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | Indo-Islamic architecture |
Location
The tomb is located next to the Panchayat bhawan, within the compound of Government college Hisar, next to Mahabir Stadium.[1]
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 AD) would become the king of Delhi sultanate.[2][3]
Architecture
Tomb is built on a raised platform, it built using dressed white kankar stones blocks to a certain height which most likely are taken from a Hindu temple destroyed by the iconoclast Muslim invaders, 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.[2][3]
Restoration
The tomb is in dilapidated condition, some minor repair work has been taken by Archaeological Survey of India.[2][3]
Gallery
Hisar in Haryana
External galleries
- 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
External sources
- Field study and documentation by American Institute of Indian Studies in Jan-Feb 2010.
Nearby attraction
- Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar is next to the Deer Park on Dhansu Road
- Blue Bird Lake Hisar
- Kanwari Indus Valley Mound at Kanwari
- Tosham rock inscription at Tosham
- Asigarh Fort at Hansi
- Firoz Shah Palace Complex and Jahaj Kothi Museum
- Mahabir Stadium
- Rakhigarhi
- Haryana Tourism
See also
- Sheikhpura Kothi at Hansi
- Humayun's Tomb at Delhi
- Ibrahim Lodhi's Tomb at Panipat
- Bu Ali Shah Qalandar at Panipat
- Sheikh Chilli's Tomb at Kurukshetra
- Shah Zia Ud Din Muhammed's tomb at Naraingarh Ambala
- Sheikh Musa's tomb at Nuh
- Shah Nazm al Haq's tomb at Sohna
- Aga Khan Historic Cities Support Programme
References
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