Kanhaiya Lal, Lahore, Pakistan

December 31, 1883

Mirza Firuz Shah

Architectural and Building

Babur II 1881-1920
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Kanhaiya Lal, one of Lahore’s eminent historian wrote in 1884 about the tomb of Mian Khan (Bhogewal Road, Lahore) and explained that this baradari holds the remains of Mian Khan, the son of the Prime Minister of Lahore, Saadullah Khan, who served under Emperor Shah Jahan. Mian Khan was also a governor of Lahore during the reign of Emperor Aurangzeb and a haveli in Lahore’s ancient Rang Mahal is named after him (it was converted into a missionary school in 1849). The baradari’s main highlight, in addition to being quite well-preserved, are black stones from Mian Khan’s hometown of Chiniot. Mian Khan died in 1671 during Emperor Aurangzeb’s rule and almost a million rupees were spent on this tomb. When Lahore was ruled by the famous three Sikhs, this baradari and its garden were neglected and the bricks and black stone were stolen. Later, Sheikh Imam-ud-din took possession of the area and used precious stones for his own haveli. When Maharaja Ranjit Singh ruled Punjab, Raja Suchet Singh found the building in ruins, so he planted a garden around the baradari. Nawab Ali Raza Khan Qazilbaksh (or Qazilbash, an old and prominent family of Lahore) bought the building and its garden for 2200 rupees during the British Rule. As the buildings changed ownership over the years, so did the architecture of the building and its surroundings. A southern gateway is now missing, along with a water tank and a waterfall. Two mosques in exact symmetry and dimensions are also gone. The architects of the tomb added multiple podiums and layers to the building, as a large podium made of black stone surrounds the entire tomb. The building of the baradari stands on another podium, half a metre in height, which houses another shorter podium which once housed the marble sarcophagus of Mian Khan. Raja Suchet Singh removed the marble sarcophagus and with the podium only remaining, it is difficult to tell that the building is essentially a tomb.
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