Hoshang Shah’s Tomb

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Hoshang Shah’s Tomb is a 15th-century marble mausoleum in Mandu, Madhya Pradesh, renowned as one of India’s earliest and finest examples of Afghan-influenced Islamic architecture.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hoshang Shah’s Tomb canonical 2
Hoshang Shah’s Tomb, Mandu 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic monument ⓘ
heritage structure ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
tomb ⓘ
access open to visitors ⓘ
architecturalStyle Afghan style ⓘ
Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedDynasty Khilji rulers of Malwa ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Hoshang Shah ⓘ
completionCentury 15th century ⓘ
constructionStartCentury 15th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
dedicatedTo Hoshang Shah ⓘ
domeMaterial marble ⓘ
domeType hemispherical dome ⓘ
era Malwa Sultanate ⓘ
floorMaterial marble ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasCenotaph true ⓘ
hasCourtyard true ⓘ
hasDecoration calligraphic inscriptions ⓘ
geometric motifs ⓘ
hasDome true ⓘ
hasEntrance arched doorway ⓘ
hasMihrab false ⓘ
hasMinarets true ⓘ
heritageDesignation Monument of National Importance (India) ⓘ
influenceOn Taj Mahal ⓘ
locatedIn Dhar district ⓘ
India ⓘ
Madhya Pradesh ⓘ
Mandu ⓘ
material white marble ⓘ
namedAfter Hoshang Shah ⓘ
near Jami Masjid, Mandu ⓘ
notableFor Afghan-influenced architectural features ⓘ
early use of marble in Indian Islamic funerary architecture ⓘ
finely carved marble lattice work ⓘ
symmetrical composition ⓘ
partOf Mandu monuments complex ⓘ
linked to: Mandu fort complex
plan square ⓘ
region Central India ⓘ
religiousTradition Islam ⓘ
roofFeature small domed kiosks (chhatris) ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ
visitedBy architects of Shah Jahan’s court ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mandu → famousMonument → Hoshang Shah’s Tomb ⓘ
Malwa Sultanate → heritageSite → Hoshang Shah’s Tomb, Mandu ⓘ
linked to: Hoshang Shah’s Tomb
Mandapa-Durga → hasStructure → Hoshang Shah’s Tomb ⓘ
subject linked to: Mandapa-Durga (Mandav / Mandu)