Buddhu's Tomb I Buddhu ka Awa I Lahore I Forlorn Mughal Heritage I English Subtitles

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Buddhu's Tomb I Buddhu ka Awa I Lahore I Forlorn Mughal Heritage I English Subtitles

Videography: Emmanuel Sunny
Music: Binu Kumar, Kerala, India
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Buddhu's Tomb, also known as Buddhu ka Awa (Buddhu's kiln), is a 17th-century tomb located in Lahore, Pakistan. The tomb is situated across the GT Road from the University of Engineering and Technology.

The tomb was built around 1641, and is traditionally ascribed to be the tomb of Buddhu, son of Suddhu - a local brick maker who supplied bricks for several royal buildings in Lahore during the Shah Jahan period. Historical record suggests that the tomb was actually built for the wife of Khan-e-Dauran Bahadur Nusrat Jang - an amir of the Mughal royal court. The amir was himself was later buried in it following his death in 1643.

In keeping with Mughal funerary tradition, the tomb was likely located in a garden which no longer survives. The site was used by Prince Sher Singh as his army's headquarters during his invasion of Lahore.

The base level of the tomb is square shaped, and has an doorway in each side. Each doorway is flanked by a small recessed arch. Atop the base is an octagonal layer upon which the tomb's prominent dome is placed, measuring 32 feet in diameter.

The tomb is decorated with glazed blue and yellow tile-work, laid primarily in floral designs.[6] The tomb's dome is decorated with blue tile-work in a chevron pattern.

The tomb has traditionally be ascribed to be the brick-kiln of Buddhu. Buddhu's servants are said to have refused Abdul Haq, a disciple of Mian Mir, from warming himself at the brick kiln. Haq cursed the kiln, leading to its eventual decline. Buddhu was forced to atone for his sin, but the insult was considered so great that the kiln remained out of service thereafter.

A Sikh version of the legend asserts that Buddhu had refused to feed Bhai Kamliya, and was later cursed by him until Buddhu was able to repent to Guru Arjan before his business was restored. Sikhs assert that the tomb was actually built as part of a gurdwara.

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