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Mausoleum of Hazrat Bahauddin Zakria.

Hazrat Bahauddin Zakria as a saint is respected throughout the country particularly in southern Punjab and Sind. Sheikh Bahauddin Zakria also known as Bahawal Haq, was born near Multan around 1170. He came to Multan in 1222 AD and died in the fourteenth century at the age of over 100 years. The mausoleum is a square of of 51 feet,9 inches measured internally. It was almost completely ruined during the siege of 1848.

Mausoleum of Rukn-i-Alam.

Hazrat Rukn-i-Alam was the grandson of Hazrat Bahawal Haq. The mausoleum of Rukn-i-Alam is the glory of Multan. The tomb was built by the emperor Ghiasud Din Tughlak.

To the present it is well maintained by the joint efforts of the Departments of Auqaf and Archaeology due to which it received the Agha Khan A ward for Architecture in 1983. The dome of the mausoleum is considered the second largest in the world. The mausoleum is built entirely of red brick bounded with beams of Shisham wood. The bricks give a look of pleasure. Rukn-i-Alam passed away the world during 1334 AD.

Mausoleum of Shah Shams Tabrez.

About a quater of a mile to the east of the Fort on the high bank of old bed of River Ravi is the Mausoleum of Shah Shams Tabrez. The saint came from Baghdad and died in 1276 AD. The Shrine was built in 1330 AD. The tomb is square, 30 ft. in height surrounded by a hemispherical dome. Apart'from these Mausoleums there are a lot more which are having great repute.


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