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{{Infobox historic site<br />
| name = Tomb of Abdul Qadir Amin Khan<br />
| architecture = [[Qutb Shahi architecture]]<br />
| image = Tomb at Patancheru.jpg<br />
| location = [[Patancheru]], [[Hyderabad]], [[India]]<br />
| built = 1568<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Tomb at Patancheru 2.jpg|thumb|Tomb of Abdul Qadir Amin Khan]]<br />
The '''Tomb of Abdul Qadir Amin Khan''' is a tomb located in [[Patancheru]], [[Hyderabad]]. It was completed in 1568.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://www.metmuseum.org/art/metpublications/Sultans_of_the_South_Arts_of_Indias_Deccan_Courts_1323_1687|title=Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323–1687|page=90-101|access-date=2021-02-22|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=India|first=The Hans|date=2015-09-09|title=Patancheru Haphazardly industrialised|url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-09-08/Patancheru-Haphazardly-industrialised/175104|access-date=2021-02-22|website=www.thehansindia.com|language=en}}</ref><br />
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It is the resting place of Abdul Qadir Amin Khan, a minister in the [[Qutb Shahi dynasty|Golconda Sultanate]] under [[Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah Wali|Ibrahim Qutb Shah]], who also served as the cheiftain of [[Patancheru]]. The tomb is surrounded by a vegetable and fruit [[bazaar]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Nanisetti|first=Serish|date=2017-12-16|title=Commissioned by courtier|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/commissioned-by-courtier/article21821411.ece|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-22|issn=0971-751X|quote=Now, a noisy hubhub of a vegetable and fruit market surrounds the tomb of Amin Khan.}}</ref><br />
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== Architecture ==<br />
The tomb is built in the traditional [[Qutb Shahi architecture|Qutb Shahi style]], on a raised platform with an onion dome. It is embellished with [[stucco]] work.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Maadri {{!}} History Of The Tomb Of Amin Khan|url=https://maadri.org/history|access-date=2021-03-29|website=maadri.org}}</ref><br />
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== Inscription ==<br />
The [[Persian language|Persian]] inscription on the tomb's Eastern wall says that Amin Khan commissioned the tomb himself and dates it to 1568.<ref name=":0" /> It also lists the names of his father, grandfather, wives, and sons.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Yazdani|first=Ghulam|author-link=Ghulam Yazdani|date=1935-36|title=A Qutb Shahi Inscription from Patancheru, Medak District, Hyderabad State|journal=Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica|pages=60–62}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Qutb Shahi tombs]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://dome.mit.edu/handle/1721.3/36853 Image of the tomb exterior]<br />
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[[Category:Qutb Shahi architecture]]<br />
[[Category:Tombs in India]]<br />
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