Dewan Shurfa Khan was a Minister of the Mughal Governor of Sindh, Nawab Amir Khan, during the reign of Shah jehan. The tomb of the same is the best preserved and one of the most colourful buildings of Makli. It is a massive square structure surmounted by a dome in Persian style, at one time covered with light blue tiles. It has four round towers at the corners, each having a staircase leading to the roof. The walls are made of unglazed red bricks alternating with light-blue filling the joints, providing a conspicuous note of color.
This color scheme, simple yet attractive, also carried to the inside, where bands of tiles have been set near the springing line of the dome. The interior of the dome is decorated with a radiating design of glazed bricks set in a chevron pattern. The mausoleum and the mosque on the west were erected respectively in the year 1639 A.D and 1642 A.D.
Location
| Dewan Shurfa Khan Turkhan |
| قومی شاہراہ Makli, Thatta, Sindh, Pakistan |