Description
Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1786.
The mausoleum is the subject of another, later, view by Thomas and William Daniell, published in their series Oriental scenery, I, with lettering "The Mausoleum of Mucdoom Shah Dowlut, at Moneah, on the River Soane". See Mildred Archer op. cit. Early views in India, Mildred Archer, London 1980, p. 42. The Muslim saint, Makhdam Shah Daulat, had died in 1608 and was interred in Maner, a village near the junction of the rivers Son and Ganges, 25 miles (40km) west of Patna. His mausoleum was later erected by a disciple.
Inscription: A view of a mosque, at Mounheer ; drawn on the spot & engraved by W. Hodges
Image Licence
CC BY 4.0
Image Credit
image courtesy of Wellcome Library, London
Location
Tomb of Shah Daulat (Chotti Dargah), Maner Sharif, Bihar, India
Country
India
Medium
Print
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Category
Buildings & Architecture
