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Dilawar Khan's Tomb and Mosque are located at Khed, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. They are located in a walled complex, Both the tomb and mosque are listed as monuments of national importance.^[1]^[2]

Tomb

The tomb is built out of stone and lime mortar. The building is square, and with each wall containing two horizontal rows of three recessed arches. The central arch in the lower row and the two side arches in the upper row are minutely cusped.^[3]

It is surmounted by a hemispherical dome, placed upon a circular drum. Flat kiosks stand at all four corners of the roof. An inscription over the main entrance records the date of Dilawar Khan's son as 1022 Hijri (1613-14 CE).^[1]^[2]

Mosque

The mosque is located at the western end of the complex. It measures 35 × 28 feet. The facade contains three cusped arched entrances leading into the interior. The interior is divided into three aisles and two bays by means of pillars with octagonal shafts. It is surmounted by a dome, resting on a very tall square drum.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Sherwani, Haroon Khan; Joshi, P. M. (eds.). History of Medieval Deccan. Vol. II. pp. 266–267.
^ ^a ^b ^c Sohoni, Pushkar (2018). The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India. I. B. Taurus. pp. 163–164, 231.
^ Burgess, Jas (1885). Lists Of The Antiquarian Remains In The Bombay Presidency. p. 86.

[:0-1] Sherwani, Haroon Khan; Joshi, P. M. (eds.). History of Medieval Deccan. Vol. II. pp. 266–267.

[:1-2] Sohoni, Pushkar (2018). The Architecture of a Deccan Sultanate: Courtly Practice and Royal Authority in Late Medieval India. I. B. Taurus. pp. 163–164, 231.

[3] Burgess, Jas (1885). Lists Of The Antiquarian Remains In The Bombay Presidency. p. 86.

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