page_title: Tughluq tombs
section_title: Ghiyas ud-Din Tughluq's Tomb
hierarchical_section_title: Tughluq tombs / Ghiyas ud-Din Tughluq's Tomb
caption_attribution_description: Mausoleum of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, also showing a side tomb.
context_page_description: Tughlaq Tombs in the Indian subcontinent are mostly simple, monotonous and heavy structures in Indo-Islamic architecture built during the Tughlaq dynasty. They look more like fortresses with walls surrounding them and have restrained decoration and embellishment compared to both earlier and later Indian Islamic tombs. Their architecture lacks the influence from Hindu temple architecture and craftsmanship which was later found in Lodi and Mughal architecture. But Hindu influence on Tughlaq buildings was not totally absent. Features of Hindu influences on Tughlaq architecture include the flat lintel instead of pointed arch, pillars, windows with balconies and eaves and railings.
  Tughlaqs built three main types of tombs: square, octagonal and pavilion. The last type was the simplest, consisting of a pavilion or a chhatri. The simple tombs are most likely to be those of nobles and family members of the sultans. It was constructed by Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq.
context_section_description: Ghiyas ud-Din Tughluq was the founder of Tughluq dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate in India. Within a year of his reign he decided to build the new fortified capital of Tughluqabad very close to the previous capital in Delhi, where he moved three years later. It is believed that Ghiyas built a tomb for himself in Multan when he was the governor there. However, on becoming Sultan he decided to build another one for himself in Tughluqabad. After his death, his successor Muhammad bin Tughlaq, moved back to Delhi and left Tughluqabad to gradually crumble and decay, although the tomb of Ghiyas remains there in a very well preserved condition.
caption: Ghiyath al-Din Tughlaq's Tomb In Delhi
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