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Pranpir Badshah tomb

Coordinates: 29°08′52″N 75°42′59″E / 29.1477°N 75.7165°E / 29.1477; 75.7165
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Pranpir Badshah's tomb
Pranpir Badshah tomb is located in Haryana
Pranpir Badshah tomb
Location of Pranpir Badshah's Tomb
Pranpir Badshah tomb is located in India
Pranpir Badshah tomb
Pranpir Badshah tomb (India)
General information
TypeTomb
LocationPanchayat Bhawan, Govt college ground, Hisar, Haryana, India
Coordinates29°08′52″N 75°42′59″E / 29.1477°N 75.7165°E / 29.1477; 75.7165
Construction startedc. 1300
Height
ArchitecturalIndo-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

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

History

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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

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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

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

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