ABSTRACT

S There is no doubt that the tomb described by T. B. is that of Abdullah Qiitb Shah. Syed Hossein Bilgrami informs me that it is the only mausoleum in the district with three domes, and that Abdullah Qiitb Shah is buried in it with his two Hindu queens, Perna Mathi and Tara Mathi. In the Nizam's Dominions, vol. ii. p. 520, the tomb is thus described, "Between the walled enclosure and the fort walls is the tomb of the sixth king, Sultan Abdulla Kutub Shah, who died in H. 1083 (A.D. 1672) after a reign of forty-eight years. This is oile of the finest tombs here, being enriched with very fine carvings and minarets at each corner of the platform .... "