Tomb of Bibi Jawindi Uchh Sharif | iConic Series | One Eleven Group

 Uchh Sharif is an ancient city rumoured to have been founded by Alexander the Great himself in 325 BCE. Located in the fertile plains of Southern Punjab, Uch has a long history of playing host to both Sufi mystics and passing conquerors. The tomb of Bibi Jawindi is one of three mausoleums located in the same compound.

According to research, Bibi Jawindi was the great grand daughter of the great sufi mystic Jahaniyan Jahangasht. She herself was a great Sufi saint of the Suhrawardiyya order and greatly respected by her students and disciples. After her death in 1403, a Persian prince named Dilshad commissioned the mausoleum in her memory in 1493. This is the first instance of a tomb being built for esoteric love. Thus it predates the other famous labour of love, the Taj Mahal in Agra.

The tomb of Bibi is eight-sided on the exterior but circular in the interior. The three tier structure is abundant with glazed ceramic ware. The top tier carries a dome and Islamic scriptures mark both the interior as well as the exterior of the mausoleums. Eight tapering towers mark each of the 8 corners of the base tier. The exterior is enlivened with bands of blue, white, and azure faience made of glazed tiles. A stretch of common graveyard surrounds these historical shrines of the Sufi saints.

Over the centuries, the tomb has badly disintegrated as a result of environmental conditions, and during torrential floods in 1817 half of the structure was washed away. Only half of the structure remains today. This gives the ruins a hauntingly beautiful quality and the mausoleum is thronged by Sufi shrine goers and tourists alike to this day.

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