Name of Monument: Maqbara Meer Buzurg
Location: Vattakari, Barkhan
Date of Construction: Jahangir Period (Early Years of Seventeenth Century)
Materials of Construction: Bricks and Glazed tiles
Meer Buzurg was son of Mir Masum Bhakari. His tomb carries the Multani tradition set in the tomb of Shah Rukn e Alam. Mir Buzurg was died in 1601 AD on the way to Kandahar.
The tomb is octagonal in plan with massive upward sloping corner towers. The interior was also decorated with blue tiles. There were two openings on the west and south sides while on the other sides have blind arches to create visual interest. The zone of transition is sixteen sided and also decorated with recessed blind arches set within broad vertical strips of brick masonry. The tomb was embellished with variety of lozenge, dentil, diamond and floral patterns both in the interior and exterior using glazed bricks and plugs. The tomb is in dilapidated condition.


