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{{Infobox historic site
| image = Tomb of Bakhtiyar khan.jpg
| name = Tomb of Bakhtiar Khan
| architecture = [[Indo-Islamic architecture]]
| coordinates = {{Coord|25|1|51|N|83|29|18|E|display=inline, title}}
| caption = The gateway which is located on the Eastern side of the tomb. The tomb is seen in the background
| location = Chainpur, [[Kaimur district]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
}}

The '''Tomb of Bakhtiyar Khan''' is a tomb located in the [[Kaimur district]] of the Indian state of [[Bihar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Kumar|first=Prashant|date=12 March 2021|title=बख्तियार खान का मकबरा आज भी लोगों के बीच लोकप्रिय, देख-रेख के अभाव में बदहाली का झेल रहा दंश|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/gaya-bakhtiyar-khans-tomb-remains-popular-among-the-people-even-today-due-to-lack-of-care-and-suffering-in-the-plague-21455841.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-07-04|title=पर्यटन स्थल के रूप में विकसित होगा बख्तियार खां मकबरा|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/kaimoor-will-improve-tomb-of-bakhtiyar-khan-18159185.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Dainik Jagran|language=hi}}</ref> It is a [[Monuments of National Importance of India|monument of national importance]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alphabetical List of Monuments – Bihar|url=https://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-bihar/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200722141620/https://asi.nic.in/alphabetical-list-of-monuments-bihar/|archive-date=2020-07-22|access-date=2021-07-07|website=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]}}</ref>

== History ==
The tomb inscription does not contain a date of construction. From the style of construction, it can be inferred that it was built during the same period as the [[Tomb of Sher Shah Suri]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Asher|first=Catherine B.|date=1977|title=The Mausoleum of Sher Shāh Sūrī|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3250169|journal=[[Artibus Asiae]]|volume=39|issue=3/4|pages=275–276|doi=10.2307/3250169|issn=0004-3648|via=JSTOR}}</ref> It is generally accepted that it was constructed between the 16th and 17th centuries.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-17|title=कैमूर: बदहाली का दंश झेल रहा बख्तियार खान का मकबरा|url=https://www.etvbharat.com/hindi/bihar/state/kaimur/bakhtiyar-khans-tomb-is-facing-the-brunt-of-lack-of-care-in-kaimur/bh20210317195750536|url-status=live|access-date=2021-07-07|website=ETV Bharat News|language=en}}</ref>

== Architecture ==
It is an example of [[Indo-Islamic architecture]]. The tomb is an octogonal building, situated on a low plinth. The gateway is on the Eastern side of the tomb.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaimur: Rock of Ages|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/traveller/ot-getaway-guides/kaimur-rock-ages/|access-date=2021-07-07|website=Outlook Traveller|language=en-US}}</ref>

The tomb inscription contains verses from the Quran.<ref name=":0" /> There are about thirty graves within the tomb. In addition, there are some graves in the outer courtyard.<ref name=":0" />

== Location ==
It is located on the outskirts of Chainpur,<ref name=":1" /> a few kilometres west of the district headquarters [[Bhabua]].

== See also ==

* [[List of Monuments of National Importance in Bihar|List of monuments of national importance in Bihar]]

== References ==
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[[Category:Tombs in India]]
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Bihar]]

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