Sher Shah Suri Tomb in Sasaram

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The Sher Shah Suri Tomb in Sasaram is a grand 16th-century sandstone mausoleum set in the middle of an artificial lake, renowned as a masterpiece of Indo-Islamic architecture in Bihar, India.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indo-Islamic architectural monument ⓘ
mausoleum ⓘ
tomb ⓘ
architecturalStyle Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
associatedRuler Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
associatedWith Sur dynasty ⓘ
builtBy Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
builtFor Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
builtInCentury 16th century ⓘ
burialPlaceOf Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
category Archaeological monuments in Bihar ⓘ
Mausoleums in Bihar ⓘ
Monuments and memorials in Bihar ⓘ
completionDateApprox 1545 ⓘ
constructionPeriod 16th century ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance masterpiece of Indo-Islamic architecture in Bihar ⓘ
dedicatedTo Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
district Rohtas district ⓘ
elevationFeature rises from the middle of the tank ⓘ
era Sur Empire ⓘ
function royal tomb ⓘ
governingBody Archaeological Survey of India ⓘ
hasCauseway stone causeway across the lake ⓘ
hasDome true ⓘ
hasGarden yes ⓘ
heritageStatus protected monument of national importance ⓘ
historicalPeriod Mughal-era India ⓘ
locatedIn Bihar ⓘ
India ⓘ
Rohtas district ⓘ
Sasaram ⓘ
locatedNear Sasaram railway station ⓘ
materialUsed sandstone ⓘ
name Sher Shah Suri Tomb ⓘ
notableFor Indo-Islamic architectural design ⓘ
grand scale ⓘ
picturesque lake setting ⓘ
planType octagonal plan ⓘ
region eastern India ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Islam ⓘ
setting artificial lake ⓘ
startDateApprox 1540 ⓘ
state Bihar ⓘ
surroundedBy artificial lake ⓘ
touristAttraction yes ⓘ

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Sher Shah Suri → built → Sher Shah Suri Tomb in Sasaram ⓘ
Farid Khan → burialPlace → Sher Shah Suri Tomb, Sasaram ⓘ
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