Honeygatherer
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 30 Sept 2022
Lovely marble design
Another edifice in Magical Mandu. Well worth a visit . The spaces , the architecture , the craftsmanship - laudable
BharathiMani
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 21 Aug 2022
Beautiful monument
Hosang Shah's tomb is a part of the Village group of monuments in Mandu. The village group consists of Jama Masjid, Hosang Shah's tomb and Asarafi Mahal and has a common ticket. It's very well maintained by ASI. Best time to visit it is during monsoons. It's claimed that this monument was the inspiration behind Taj Mahal. No one is buried here. It's a beautiful monument and a photographer's delight. Inside the sound echoes.
PMV_13
★★★★4.0Wrote on 5 Mar 2022
Worh a visit.
I have paraphrased the information given at the Mandu Tourism, Sarmaya, British Library, Wikipedia and ASI websites and added my thoughts about Delhi Gate at Mandu. This has been done with the aim of not only giving historical information but also making it more interesting to read. (I hope 😊) Hoshang Shah Ghouri(Ghori) was the Second Sultan of the Malwa Sultanate. He succided his father who had proclaimed independence from Feroze Shah Tughlaq, Sultan of Delhi who had sent him to Mandu as a governor. The tomb is a magnificent square edifice topped with a huge and impressive dome built on a high square plinth. All built in white marble. This is supposed to be the oldest and the first building built in white marble. It is considered as one of the most refined examples of Afghan architecture. It is said that Mughal emperor Shah Jahan was inspired by Hoshang Shah’s tob to build The Taj Mahal. We approached the tomb by a paved pathway bordered by a hedge of small neatly trimmed hedge-plants. The path is laid in a well-maintained lawn. By this path we reached the rear portion of the tomb. This side had Three arched openings, central one slightly bigger with smaller arched openings on its either side. All the three openings were snuggly fitted with intricately carved marble screens. We had to walk around square shaped high plinth on which the tomb has been built to reach the entry gate. There is a wide stone stairway to access the gate of the tomb. Central huge and impressive arched gateway with two arched openings gives entry to the tomb which is topped with a magnificent huge dome. Big central Arch housing the arched gate has carvings of lotus flowers which are also repeated on the arched doorway. Each side arched opening is fitted with a screen made of marble with beautifully carved geometric designs. Each screen has six square and two angular panels. That between a total of 16 screen panels, not a single design is repeated speaks very highly of the knowledge and mathematical knowledge of those artisans. Under the dome, there is the main sarcophagus of Hoshang Shah which is carved in the form of a casket with receding bands and with a mihrab moulded at the top. There are other graves also below the dome, three of which are in marble. After spending about an hour at this beautiful structure we bid it farewell, Archaeological Survey Of India has been doing a wonderful job of restoring historical monuments. Just to emphasise the point I have also included a photo of Hoshang shah’s Tomb taken in 1882 by Lala Deen Dayal. The photograph courtesy British Library online gallery is from an album containing architectural and landscape studies of various sites in Central India. The majority of the photographs were taken by Deen Dayal while on tour with Sir Lepel Griffin (1838-1908), who served as Resident at Indore and Agent to the Governor-General of Central India between 1881 and 1888.
prabhakarrahul
★★★★★5.0Wrote on 11 Feb 2020
One of the most refined examples of Afghan architecture
If you are mesmerized by the beauty of the Taj Mahal, let me tell you it wasn't the first marble structure built in India. Hoshang's Tomb is regarded as the oldest marble edifice, one of the most refined examples of Afghan architecture. Built by Hoshangshah Gori (1406-1435 C.E.), this architectural phenomenon is said to have influenced Shah Jahan so much that it served as a perfect template for the construction of the Taj Mahal. I was dumbstruck with utter admiration, just looking at the beautifully proportioned dome, intricate marble latticework, and porticoed courts and towers.
JohnMA12345
★★★★4.0Wrote on 17 Oct 2019
You have to pay now to see this
I think this used to be free to access but now you can only access via the mosque and that is 300rp each in. So as my review of the mosque says, if visiting Mandu then it’s kind of ‘why not’ but also if in a budget skip this and see the pavilion and ship palace. Far more impressive.
