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Chaukundi Tombs..........a page from history.

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  1. semirza
    Moderator

    Posted 11 months ago on 26 Jun 2011 19:00 #

  2. semirza
    Moderator

    The Chaukhandi graveyard spreads over an area of two square miles and contains tombs of certain warriors of Saloch (probably Baloach) families settled in this area some time during the 17th and 18th centuries A.D. Owing to the scarcity of dated inscriptions on Chaukhandi tombs, it its difficult to assign exact dates to them. 5i.le tombs are built on raised platforms in a pyramids form with decorative stone slabs covered in relief with human and figurative designs. Most of the tombs represent family graveyards and only a few are placed under pillar canopies finished in Hindu style. The carvings on some of the male graves show a horseman with his arms; shield, sword, bow and arrow. The carvings on women’s graves represent ornaments such as bracelets, necklaces, rings, anklets, etc. Also in case of male graves, a boss shaped projection provided at the northern end intends to hold the turban of the deceased.

    http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/1287/

    Posted 11 months ago on 26 Jun 2011 19:06 #

  3. choosy
    Member

    kash in mazaron mein humaray saray siyasat dano ko koi marr kay dafan kar daye.
    hum sub khushi khushi wahan jayien gaye.

    Posted 11 months ago on 27 Jun 2011 6:58 #

  4. secularists
    Member

    Haha, it is funny how at a forum where most people believe all graves should be destroyed, people are discussing Chaukundi.

    Posted 11 months ago on 27 Jun 2011 8:56 #

  5. semirza
    Moderator

    No harm to express interest in history/archeology that relates to what is now known as Pakistan.

    Posted 11 months ago on 27 Jun 2011 15:12 #

  6. baharbegum
    Member

    @choosy
    Agreed in full spirit. Just make an exception for IK in your dua ..lol

    @S.E.Mirza
    Agreed again. I have been to the Graveyard of Makli also referred to as the Acropolis of Asia. Two things that hit me most were:
    1. Baray logon ki bari qabarien :D
    2. We do have a rich heritage

    Also it makes us see keh uss waqt qaum ki inclination kiss tarhaf ziyadah thee...

    Posted 11 months ago on 28 Jun 2011 15:50 #

  7. scindian
    Member

    There are many other family cemeteries in Sindh.

    Like Sateen Jo asthaan

    Posted 11 months ago on 29 Jun 2011 12:32 #

  8. scindian
    Member

    Makli Hill graviyard
    One of the largest necropolises in the world, with a diameter of approximately 8 kilometers, Makli Hill is supposed to be the burial place of some 125,000 Sufi saints. It is located on the outskirts of Thatta, the capital of lower Sind until the seventeenth century, in what is the southeastern province of present-day Pakistan.

    Posted 11 months ago on 29 Jun 2011 12:35 #

  9. Hussain Farooqui
    Member

    Chukandi and Makli graveyards reflect our glorious history.

    Posted 11 months ago on 29 Jun 2011 13:26 #

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