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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>
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>


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Tomb of Abdul Qadir Amin Khan
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LocationPatancheru, Hyderabad, India
Built1568
Architectural style(s)Qutb Shahi architecture
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Tomb of Abdul Qadir Amin Khan

The Tomb of Abdul Qadir Amin Khan is a tomb located in Patancheru, Hyderabad. It was completed in 1568.[1][2]

It is the resting place of Abdul Qadir Amin Khan, a minister in the Golconda Sultanate under Ibrahim Qutb Shah, who also served as the cheiftain of Patancheru. The tomb is surrounded by a vegetable and fruit bazaar.[3]

Architecture

The tomb is built in the traditional Qutb Shahi style, on a raised platform with an onion dome. It is embellished with stucco work.[4]

Inscription

The Persian inscription on the tomb's Eastern wall says that Amin Khan commissioned the tomb himself and dates it to 1568.[1] It also lists the names of his father, grandfather, wives, and sons.[1][5]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sultans of the South: Arts of India's Deccan Courts, 1323–1687. p. 90-101. Retrieved 2021-02-22.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. India, The Hans (2015-09-09). "Patancheru Haphazardly industrialised". www.thehansindia.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  3. Nanisetti, Serish (2017-12-16). "Commissioned by courtier". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-02-22. Now, a noisy hubhub of a vegetable and fruit market surrounds the tomb of Amin Khan.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Maadri | History Of The Tomb Of Amin Khan". maadri.org. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  5. Yazdani, Ghulam (1935–36). "A Qutb Shahi Inscription from Patancheru, Medak District, Hyderabad State". Epigraphia Indo-Moslemica: 60–62.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)

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