Tomb of Asif Khan

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The Tomb of Asif Khan is a 17th-century Mughal-era mausoleum in Lahore, Pakistan, built for the nobleman and brother-in-law of Emperor Jahangir, renowned for its grand octagonal design and intricate red sandstone and marble decoration.

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Tomb of Asif Khan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Mughal-era mausoleum ⓘ
historic monument ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architecturalStyle Mughal architecture ⓘ
architecturalType mausoleum ⓘ
associatedDynasty Mughal Empire ⓘ
associatedWith Emperor Jahangir ⓘ
linked to: Jahangir
builtDuringReignOf Shah Jahan ⓘ
builtFor Asif Khan ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Asif Khan ⓘ
constructionEnd circa 1645 ⓘ
constructionStart circa 1641 ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
domeMaterial marble ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
floorPlan octagonal central chamber with surrounding rooms ⓘ
governingBody Department of Archaeology, Pakistan ⓘ
hasCondition partially damaged ⓘ
hasDome double dome ⓘ
hasFeature arched entrances ⓘ
calligraphic decoration ⓘ
central raised platform ⓘ
corner minarets ⓘ
floral motifs ⓘ
geometric ornamentation ⓘ
intricate stone inlay ⓘ
hasGardenType Persian-style garden ⓘ
hasRelativeOfBuried brother-in-law of Emperor Jahangir ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List ⓘ
locatedIn Lahore ⓘ
Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
Shahdara Bagh ⓘ
locatedNear Akbari Sarai ⓘ
Tomb of Jahangir ⓘ
materialUsed kashi kari tile work ⓘ
marble ⓘ
red sandstone ⓘ
namedAfter Asif Khan ⓘ
planType charbagh garden layout ⓘ
region South Asia ⓘ
shape octagonal ⓘ
significance example of late Mughal funerary architecture ⓘ
part of Shahdara monumental complex ⓘ
sufferedEvent British-period alterations ⓘ
Sikh-period plundering ⓘ
underwent restoration work ⓘ
usedFor royal burial ⓘ

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Tomb of Jahangir, Lahore → nearby → Tomb of Asif Khan ⓘ
Shahdara Bagh → hasHeritageSite → Tomb of Asif Khan ⓘ
Tomb of Jahangir → nearby → Tomb of Asif Khan ⓘ