| Shish Gumbad | |
|---|---|
 Shish Gumbad at Lodhi Gardens | |
| Type | Tomb |
| Location | Lodhi Gardens |
| Coordinates | 28°35′37.3884″N 77°13′12.6192″E / 28.593719000°N 77.220172000°E |
| Built | 1489-1517 CE |
| Architectural style(s) | Islamic & Hindu architecture |
| Governing body | Archaeological Survey of India & NDMC |
| Owner | Government of Delhi |
| Official name | Shish Gumbad |
| Designated | 9 Apr 1936 |
| Reference no. | N-DL-76 |
  Location of Shish Gumbad in Delhi | |
Shish Gumbad ("glazed dome"), also spelt Shisha Gumbad, is a tomb from the Lodhi Dynasty and is thought to have possibly been constructed between 1489 and 1517 CE;[1] the historian Simon Digby has argued on the basis of an inscription in the adjoining mosque that it was completed in 1494 CE.[2] The Shish Gumbad (glass dome) houses graves, whose occupants are not unequivocally identifiable. Historians have suggested, the structure might have been dedicated either to an unknown family, which was part of the Lodhi family and of Sikandar Lodi's court,[3][4][5][6] or to Bahlul Lodi (died 12 July 1489) himself, who was chief of the Afghan Lodi tribe, founder and Sultan of the Lodi dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate.[2]
Shish Gumbad is situated in the Lodhi Gardens in Delhi and the area where the tomb is situated was formally called village Khairpur.[7][8]
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- ^ a b Simon Digby, The Tomb of Buhlul Lodi, The Bulletin of SOAS, Vol. 38, No. 3, 1975, pp. 550–61.
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- ^ "Tombs within Lodhi Gardens". Delhi information website. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
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- ^ "Heritage of the Gumbads". Delhi: Unknown Tales of a City (Chapter 32). 30 May 2015. ISBN 9789351941255. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Alphabetical List of Monuments in Delhi". Archaeological Survey of India. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ "Important gardens" (PDF). New Delhi Municipal Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.