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Description: | This photograph was taken by Joseph Beglar for the Archaeological Survey of India. The tomb is that of Hasan Suri, father of Sultan Sher Shah Suri, at Sasaram. This city in Bihar served as capital for the Suri dynasty between 1530 and 1540 before the move to Delhi for the remaining five years of Suri rule. The largely grey sandstone tomb was designed by the architect Aliwal Khan and built between 1540 and 1545. It is octagonal in plan and is topped by an impressive dome surrounded by ornamental domed kiosks. The tomb sits within a square walled enclosure in the city with a monumental gateway at the centre of each side and turrets at each corner. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Beglar, Joseph David | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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