Tomb of Muhammad Shah Sayyid , 1443-4, Delhi

Photograph © Medha Malik Kudaisya -- may be used without prior permission for any educational or scholarly purpose.

Tomb of Mohammad Shah of the Sayyid dynasty who ruled from 1434-1445. Located in the Lodhi Gardens. Octagonal tombs were built for sultans and square tombs for the nobles.

References

Asher, Catharine B. Architecture of Mughal India. Delhi, 1999

Dehejia, Vidya. Indian Art. London, 1997.

Scholars Programme

Intach. Delhi: The Built Heritage. Vol I and II. New Cambridge, 1992.

Spear, T.G.P. (updated and annotated by Narayani Gupta and Laura Sykes). Delhi, Its Monuments And History. New Delhi, 1994.


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