Name of Monument: Maqbara Pir Adil and his son
Location: D.G. Khan Taunsa Road
Date of Construction: 1311-1316 AD
Material and Method of Construction: Bricks, Glazed tiles and Glazed plugs.
The tomb is a rectangular three-story building with a circular base at each corner turrets. It measures 45 x 36-6 feet externally and 26 x 22 feet internally, and stands 27 feet high up to the parapet wall. The corner towers slope upwards and are crowned with small domelets. The northeast and southeast towers have flutes and flanges that culminate into muqarnas below the domelets, while the northwest and southwest towers are simple semi-circular structures.
The entire first-story façade features fine cut and dressed brickwork decorated with glazed tiles in various geometrical patterns. A frieze of dentil patterns executed in cut and dressed brickwork and occasional glazed tiles can be seen above the spandrel of arches. The spandrels themselves are ornamented with floral designs. The door is enclosed with wide frame having arched panels. decorated with glazed tiles.Throughout the building, geometric patterns such as she khani, punjkhani, satkhani, and lozenge pattern were used for decoration, with special plugs playing an important role in the overall design.
To make the base of the second story, the ground floor was converted into a sixteen-sided polygon. The second story is decorated with lozenge patterns and crenelation design, while the third story carries a base of a hemispherical dome with a high neck. The dome is crowned with a finial.
This tomb is a beautiful example of Turko-Iranian architecture from the Sultanate period in South Punjab. The combination of flutes and flanges in the corner towers was inspired by the tomb of Qutub Minar.
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