Name of Monument: Mazar Shah Shams Sabzwari
Location: Multan
Date/Period of original Construction: Late 13th century
Materials of Construction: brick work and glazed tiles
Shah Shams Sarwari (d. 1276) was a celebrated Ismaili saint, about whom little is known. He was born and educated in Sabzwar. He has left a collection of poetry. He traveled widely and taught Ismaili doctrine in various areas including Kashmir, Sind, Gujerat, and little Tibet, before moving to Uch. In 1201, he moved permanently to Multan, where he established a khanqah or religious center. He died and was buried in Multan. His mausoleum was built by one of his grandsons, Sadr al-Din; the original building has been extensively renovated many times.
The tomb stands in a large courtyard enclosed by a wall of brick tiles and mud mortar, decorated with recessed arched panels into the brick. Access is through a vestibule on the western wall, and through a domed prayer chamber in the south wall. The main mausoleum is three storied high, with a total height of 80 ft. It is a combination of wood frame construction and brickwork. Typical of the Multani tomb style, the square ground floor rises by way of squinches into an octagonal second floor, and into onto a circular third, a drum supporting a hemispherical dome. The dome is topped by a lotus-shaped finial.The main chamber has a high platform, upon which a domed, pillared pavilion is set. The tomb has two brick-masonry cenotaphs, one for the saint and another for his grandson. The interior is decorated with intricate geometrical fresco work.
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