Sher Shah's tomb, Sasaram
Topic: The Mughal Empire: Babur to Aurangzeb · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Sher Shah's tomb is the burial place of Sher Shah Suri, the Afghan ruler who founded the Sur Empire. It stands at Sasaram in Bihar, his home town. It was completed in the 1540s, soon after his death in 1545. The tomb is octagonal (eight-sided) and rises from the middle of a large artificial lake. It is seen as a high point of Afghan architecture in India.
Example
The tomb has a great dome on top and stands on a stone platform in the lake. Visitors reach it by a causeway, a raised path across the water.
Don't confuse with
- Humayun's tomb, Delhi: it is a Mughal garden tomb built for Humayun, the rival Sher Shah defeated. Sher Shah's tomb is an Afghan lake tomb in Bihar.
Related concepts
- Humayun
- Battle of Chausa
- Battle of Kannauj
- Sher Shah Suri
- Grand Trunk Road
- Rohtas Fort
- Purana Qila
- Humayun-nama
- Mir Sayyid Ali and Abdus Samad
- Hemu