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The Barid Shahi tombs are tombs of the
The Barid Shahi tombs are tombs of the Barid Shahi dynasty
Bidar sultanate was one of the Deccan sultanates of late medieval southern India. The sultanate emerged under the rule of Qasim Barid I in 1492 and leadership passed to his sons. Starting from the 1580s, a wave of successions occurred in th ...
. They are located in Bidar
Bidar (/ biːd̪ər/) is a city in the north-eastern part of Karnataka state in India. It is the headquarters of Bidar district, which borders Maharashtra and Telangana. It is a rapidly urbanising city in the wider ''Bidar Metropolitan area ...
in the Indian state of Karnataka
Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
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History
They were built during the medieval period in the 16th and 17th centuries.Architecture
The tombs were built in the Indo-Islamic style typical of theDeccan Sultanates
The Deccan sultanates were five Islamic late-medieval Indian kingdoms—on the Deccan Plateau between the Krishna River and the Vindhya Range—that were ruled by Muslim dynasties: namely Ahmadnagar, Berar, Bidar, Bijapur, and Golconda. Th ...
. Similar necropolises include the Qutb Shahi tombs
The Qutub Shahi Tombs are located in the Ibrahim Bagh (garden precinct), close to the famous Golconda Fort in Hyderabad, India. They contain the tombs and mosques built by the various kings of the Qutub Shahi dynasty. The galleries of the smal ...
in Hyderabad. They are set in a garden, of which a few mango and tamarind trees still survive. There is an idgah at the eastern end of Qasim Barid's tomb.
Tomb of Qasim Barid
The Tomb of Qasim Barid lies to the East of his son Amir Barid's unfinished tomb.Tomb of Amir Barid
Amir Barid lies in an unfinished tomb. He began the construction of his tomb, however, he died in 1542 CE before the tomb could be completed.Tomb of Ali Barid
The tomb of Ali Barid was completed in 984 Hijri (1576-1577 CE), three years before his death.Tomb of Ibrahim Barid
The tomb of Ibrahim Barid is a replica of his father Ali Barid's tomb.Tomb of Qasim Barid II
The tomb is to the south of Ibrahim Barid's tomb.See also
*Chahartaq (architecture)
Chartaq ( fa, چارطاق), chahartaq (), chartaqi (), or chahartaqi (), literally meaning "having four arches", is an architectural unit consisted of four barrel vaults and a dome.
History
Chartaqi was a prominent element in Iranian architectur ...
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