Tomb of Tahir Khan Nahar

Tomb of Tahir Khan Nahar (Urdu: مقبرہ طاہر خان ناہڑ) (or Tahar Khan Nahar) is situated at Seet pur, Muzaffargarh, Pakistan.[1][2][3][4][5] This tomb is protected by the Federal Government of Pakistan.[6] The tomb of Tahir Khan Nahar situated in central Sitpur (Seetpur),[7] a town in southern Punjab near the confluence of the Indus River[8] and Chenab River. Tahir Khan Nahar built the present tomb and mosque at seetpur in his lifetime, at the close of fifteenth century A.D.[9] The tomb of Tahir Khan Nahar bears very close resemblance with the Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam at Multan[10] that was built around 1320.[11]

Tomb of Emperor Tahir Khan Nahar

The tomb of Tashir Khan is three stories.[12][13]

Tahir Khan was the famous chief of a vast territory around Sitpur at that time.

References
  1. Raza, Malik Tahseen (2016-11-19). "No decision on restoration of dilapidated tomb". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  2. "Page 19 - Muzaffargarh Gazzetteer". www.elearn.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  3. "Eight historical buildings to get facelifts in South Punjab". The Express Tribune. 2018-05-31. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  4. "Tale of the Tile". mohattapalacemuseum.com. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
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  6. "Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency" (PDF). Government of Pakistan. pp. 12, 47, 48. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  7. AnoshNadeemButt (2018-05-17). "The lost prestige of Seetpur". Make Heritage Fun!. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  8. "MAUSOLEUM OF TAHIR KHAN NAHAR IN SITPUR: THE STUDY OF DECORATIVE PATTERNS AND ITS IMPACT ON LOCAL FOLK ART" (PDF). pu.edu.pk.
  9. "Tomb of Tahir Khan Nahar, Muzafargarh | Directorate General of Archaeology". archaeology.punjab.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  10. "Centuries old, Tahir Khan Nahar Tomb, closely resembles Hazrat Shah Rukn-i-Alam Multani mausoleum". www.app.com.pk.
  11. "TOMB AND MOSQUE OF TAHIR KHAN NAHAR" (PDF). gazetteers.punjab.gov.pk.
  12. "Taher Khan Naher Mausoleum". www.archnet.org. Retrieved 2022-05-06.
  13. Khan, Ahmad Nabi (1990). Islamic Architecture of Pakistan An Analytical Exposition, Volume One. Islamabad: Arab and Central Asian Contributions. pp. 143–150.


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