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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox historic site<br />
| designation1 = MANI<br />
| designation1_offname = Tomb of Shamsher Khan<br />
| designation1_number = N-BR-7<br />
| image = Shamshernagar Bihar Historical Tomb Front View.jpg<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|25.09047|84.45949|format=dms|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| location = [[Shamshernagar]], [[Bihar]]<br />
| architecture = [[Mughal architecture|Mughal]]<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Shamsher_Khan's_Tomb,_Shamshernagar_(circa_1870).jpg|thumb|Shamsher Khan's Tomb, Shamshernagar (circa 1870)]]<br />
'''Tomb of Shamsher Khan''' is a tomb in [[Shamshernagar, India|Shamshernagar]] in the Indian state of [[Bihar]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Asher |first=Catherine B. |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Architecture_of_Mughal_India/3ctLNvx68hIC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=shamshernagar+tomb+of+shamsher&pg=PA326&printsec=frontcover |title=Architecture of Mughal India |date=1992-09-24 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |isbn=978-0-521-26728-1 |pages=325-326 |language=en}}</ref> It is listed as a monument of national importance.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alphabetical List of Monuments - Bihar |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_bihar.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140625010759/http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_bihar.asp |archive-date=2014-06-25 |website=[[Archaeological Survey of India]]}}</ref><br />
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== Background ==<br />
Shamsher Khan was the Mughal governor of [[Bihar Subah]]. He built the tomb for himself, as well as a [[caravanserai]], before his death in 1712.<ref name=":0" /><br />
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==Description==<br />
The tomb has a square plan.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Sinha |first=Bindeshwari Prasad |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/Comprehensive_History_of_Bihar_pt_2_1987/PMC1AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%22Tomb+of+Shamsher+Khan%22+(Shamshernagar)&dq=%22Tomb+of+Shamsher+Khan%22+(Shamshernagar)&printsec=frontcover |title=Comprehensive History of Bihar: pt. 2. [1987] |date=1974 |publisher=Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute |language=en}}</ref> The building is crowned with a dome, resting upon a tall drum. The drum contains latticed screens.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |first= |url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/List_of_Ancient_Monuments_in_Bengal/N4VIAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=shamshernagar+tomb+of+shamsher&pg=PA332&printsec=frontcover |title=List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal |date= |publisher=Bengal Secretariat Press |year=1896 |location=Calcutta |pages=332 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Tombs in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Domes in India]]<br />
[[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Bihar]]<br />
[[Category:Mughal tombs]]<br />
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