Dariya Khan's Tomb

23°03′10″N 72°35′13″E / 23.052725°N 72.586809°E / 23.052725; 72.586809ArchitectureTypeTombStyleIslamic architectureFunded byDariya KhanCompleted1453SpecificationsDome(s)17MaterialsBaked bricks

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

• This article includes public domain text from Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency: Ahmedabad. Government Central Press. 1879. p. 284.