page_title: Tughluq tombs
section_title: Graves
hierarchical_section_title: Tughluq tombs / Ghiyas ud-Din Tughluq's Tomb / Graves
caption_attribution_description: English: Graves of Ghiyas Ud Din, Muhammad Bin Tughlaq and of his wife
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: The Ghiyas tomb has three graves. The central grave is known to be that of Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, other two belong to his son, Muhammad bin Tughluq and his wife, Makhdum-i-Jahan. The grave of Makhdum-i-Jahan must have been added later. There are no epigraphs of any sort.
caption: Graves inside the tomb
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