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| image = Chaurasi Gumbad (84 domes) is a square nine domed structure in a walled courtyard with two graves under central dome. The probable date assigned to this gumbad late 15th or early 16th century..JPG<br />
| location = [[Kalpi]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| designation1 = MANI<br />
| designation1_offname = Chaurasi Tomb of Lodhi Shah Badshah<br />
| designation1_number = N-UP-L115<br />
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'''Chaurasi Gumbad''' is a mausoleum located in [[Kalpi]], in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Etymology==<br />
''Chaurasi Gumbad'' literally means eighty-four domes. This is a [[misnomer]], as the number of domes in the building is only nine. Edmund Smith points out that [[cloister]]s had existed around the building, divided into 80 compartments with groined roofs. If the four domes at the corners are added to this number, the number 84 is obtained. Upon facing these cloisters from all four directions, 21 [[Bay (architecture)|bays]] are seen for each direction, making the total 84. The number of openings in the ground floor of the building is also 84.<ref name=":0">{{cite book |last=Blakiston |first=J. F. |url=https://ignca.gov.in/Asi_data/21916.pdf |title=The Jami Masjid at Badaun and other buildings in the United Provinces |year=1926 |pages=6–7}}</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
[[File:Traveler_at_Chaurasi_Gumbad..JPG|thumb|A group of people seen [[Dua|supplicating]] at the graves within the mausoleum]]<br />
The plan of the building is square. It stands upon a plinth, and at the middle of a quadrangle which used to be surrounded by cloisters. The construction material used for the walls is red [[sandstone]], with blocks of ''[[kankar]]'' set in lime mortar. [[Stucco]] is used for exterior decoration, while the [[Chhajja|''chajjas'']] are built of stone.<ref name=":0" /><br />
All four facades are identical in design, except for slight variations in detail. At each orner is a tapering bastion in the typical [[Lodi dynasty|Lodi]] style, with the bastion at the north-western corner being more ornate than the others. Its chief architectural feature was the central dome, which is now in a dilapidated state.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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It is known as the mausoleum of "Lodi Shah Badshah", and sometimes incorrectly ascribed to [[Sikandar Khan Lodi|Sikandar Lodi]], who is actually buried at his [[Tomb of Sikandar Lodi|tomb]] in Delhi. It probably belongs to Mahmud Shah Lodi, who was sent by [[Firuz Shah Tughlaq|Firoz Shah Tughlaq]] to quell a rebellion in Bundelkhand.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news |date=2018-04-01 |title=The graveyard shift in Kalpi |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/the-graveyard-shift-in-kalpi/articleshow/63565632.cms |access-date=2024-03-06 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Tombs in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
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