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Between
Malviya Nagar and Chiragh-Delhi, not far from the road lies the square
domed tomb of Shaikh 'Ala-ud-Din Shakarganj. He died in 1541-42, although
he built his tomb earlier in 913 AH (1507), as seen from an inscription
over its doorway.
The tomb-chamber rests on twelve columns, the space between them on the
outside having been screened by perforated slabs. Its dome rises from a
sixteen-sided drum. With incised and coloured plaster-medallions on the
spandrels of arches, merlon designs on the parapets of the dome,
considerable decorative effect has been achieved in this tomb.
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