Khwaja Muhammad Zubair was the grandson of Khwaja Muhammad Naqshband
who died on 4 zial-Qa da 1153 1740-41.
The building was constructed within a short period of two months.👇
There are two structures inside the Rauza Sharif complex-
a mosque and a tomb. The tomb of Khwaja Muhammad Zubair is constructed on a raised plinth approached by a flight of stairs.
The structure consists of a globular dome and four octagonal shaped minarets.👇
The dome is supported on a circular drum and is crowned by an inverted lotus with finial on top. The minaret is surmounted by a ribbed dome with finial on top and petaled decoration at its base. The structure has a pointed arch with niches on either side. 👇
The niches have multi-foliated arches inside a rectangular frame. The structure has been renovated and white washed.
The tomb is built of sirhindi bricks and lime mortar. The door is made of wood. The structure has been renovated and white-washed and the door has been painted green.
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Fort BalianWali (Quila Balianwali)
Near Bathinda ,#Punjab (Malwa)
Built year 1764
Built By : Gajpat Singh Sidhu a Maharajah of Jind and Maternal GrandFather of Maharajah Ranjit Singh of Lahore Punjab
in Ruins : Now a police Station
#Sikh #Heritage #Jat #Sidhu #Bathinda
Built 1764 by Gajpat Singh (King of Jind Riyasat)
12 km NW of Maur Mandi is the village of Balianwali.
It appears to be a normal village but in its centre is a fort built by the maternal grandfather of #MaharajaRanjitSingh
#Balianwali actually belonged to Alam Singh, brother of Gajpat Singh but when he died falling off a horse,so the estate passed on the Gajpat Singh in 1764 who built this mud and brick fort in response to strengthen his position.
SUB JOGINDER SINGH OF 1 SIKH WAS HOLDING THIS LOC WITH A PLATOON MINUS STRENGTH.PORTERS WERE BEING USED TO SUPPLY AMMUNITION FROM KLEMTA ONWARDS TO IB RIDGE.
PORTER, MR TASHI,RESIDENT OF LYO BASTI,78 YEARS OF AGE, IS AN EYEWITNESS TO THE VALIANT ACTS OF SUB JOGINDER AND HIS MEN.
SUB JOGINDER SINGH AND HIS MEN KEPT THE CHINESE AT BAY WHILE THEIR AMMUNITION LASTED. BY 1400HR, THEIR AMMUNITION WAS ALMOST FINISHED. AT THIS JUNCTURE, SUB JOGINDER SINGH ORDERED MR TASHI TO LEAVE THE AREA AND MOVE
BY THIS TIME, 👇
It lies between the #Shivalik foothills of outer #Himalayas and Indo- Gangetic alluvial plains of #Punjab. The structure is situated in a semi- urban setup.
The structure was built in the early 18th Century CE.
It is a single-storey structure built on rectangular platform. The structure has a semi-circular arched entrance with a thatched roof and a courtyard in front.