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Title: Tombs of Negro Nobles, Beejapoor

Alternative Title: [The Jod Gumbaz, Bijapur]

Creator: Henry Hinton

Date: ca. 1855-1862

Series: Photographs of Western India. Volume III. Scenery, Public Buildings, &c.

Part Of: Photographs of Western India

Place: Bijapur, Karnataka, India

Description: These twin tombs, known as the Jod Gumbaz, were ordered built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb to honor a man who betrayed the Adil Shah dynasty and helped him in battle. The octagonal structure is variously identified as the tomb of (1) Khan Muhammad, a general of the Adil Shahi ruler Sikandar; (2) Khawas Muhammad Khan (Khawas Khan), a general of Ali Adil Shah II; or (3) Khan Muhammad and his son, Khawas Khan, an advisor to Sikandar. The square tomb is that of Abdul Razzaq Qadiri, identified as a spiritual advisor either to Khan Muhammad or to Khawas Khan. Sources: Louis Werner, Bijapur: Gem of the Deccan, Saudi Aramco World, March/April 2013, www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/201302/bijapur.gem.of.the.deccan.htm Tourism, Bijapur District Official Web Site, www.bijapur.nic.in/tour.html Religious Monuments of Bijapur, IndiaNetzone, www.indianetzone.com/43/religious_monuments_bijapur.htm

Physical Description: 1 photographic print: albumen; 20 x 26 cm on 35 x 42 cm mount

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