Tomb of Sikandar Shah, Prantij

The tomb of Sikandar Shah, also known as Sikandar Shah's Rauza, is a mausoleum built by Gujarat Sultan Mahmud Begada in honour of his soldier Sikandar Shah in c. 1480 at Prantij, Gujarat, India.

For tomb at Halol, Gujarat, India, see Tomb of Sikandar Shah.
Tomb of Sikandar Shah
Tomb of Sikandar Shah
23.4356°N 72.8578°E / 23.4356; 72.8578
LocationPrantij, Gujarat, India
TypeMausoleum
MaterialSandstone
Completion datec. 1480
Dedicated toSikandar Shah
DesignationMonument of National Importance (N-GJ-175)

History

The epitaph reads that "the greatest Rai and the magnificent Khan" Sikandar Khan, son of Giyath, son of Umar, son Muhammad, son of Soomra chief Duda was killed on 21st Safar Hijri year 885 (2 May 1480) at Thana (outpost) Sinher or Sembhar at the age of 32 during the reign of Mahmud Shah I (Mahmud Begada).[1][2]

According to a legend, Mian Sikandar was a soldier in an army of Ahmad Shah I. He died in a battle at Halvad with the chief of Dhrangadhra State. As he was native of Prantij, he was buried here. Later his name was sanctified from Mian to Shah.[3]

The tomb is the Monument of National Importance (N-GJ-175).[4]

Architecture

The mausoleum is a rectangular building without a dome[3] which has been replaced with fibre-reinforced plastic dome during the later restoration.[5]

References
  1. Thapar, B. K., ed. (1979). "II. Epigraphy" (PDF). Indian Archaeology 1973-74 - A Review. New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India: 42.
  2. Desai, Z. A., ed. (1981). Epigraphia Indica: Arabic and Persian supplement 1974. New Delhi: Manager of Publications, Archaeological Survey of India. pp. 26–27.
  3. Dikshit, K. N., ed. (1940). "I. Conservation". Annual Report of the Archaeological Survey of India, 1936-37. New Delhi: Archaeological Survey of India: 20. Retrieved 2022-05-31 – via Indian Culture.
  4. "પુરાતત્વ ખાતાના રાજ્ય રક્ષિત સ્મારકોની યાદી" [List of State Protected Monuments of Archaeology Department] (PDF). Sports, Youth and Cultural Activities Department, Government of Gujarat. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-04-27. Retrieved 2017-04-27.
  5. "Tender for Sr to Tomb of Sikandar Shah, Prantij., Vadodara, Gujarat Tender". TendersOnTime. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
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