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Mausoleum located in Ahmednagar in the Indian state of MaharashtraRumi Khan's Tomb is a mausoleum located in Ahmednagar, in the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Background
Rumi Khan was a nobleman and a gun-caster in the Ahmednagar Sultanate, who died sometime in the late 16th century. The tomb was probably constructed during his lifetime, and used as a garden pavilion before his interment. This garden probably contained a gun-casting foundry, and it is possible that the Malik-i Maidan was cast here.
Description
The tomb is constructed entirely out of dressed stone, without any plaster ornamentation on the exterior. It measures about 26 feet square, and has a height of about 40 feet. Externally, each wall consists of two horizontal floors, divided by a band of merlon-shaped crestings. Each floor has three recessed arches. The building is surmounted by a lofty dome resting upon a drum, adorned with a band of lotus-petal moldings. Flat-roofed kiosks are placed at all four corners of the roof, and a trefoil-patterned parapet runs in between them.
References
- ^ Sherwani, Haroon Khan; Joshi, P. M. (eds.). History of Medieval Deccan. Vol. II. pp. 264–265.
- ^ Sohoni, Pushkar (2018). The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India. p. 181.