1959-62 Survey

Known as Lāl Gumbad; said to be the tomb of Shaikh Kabīral-Dīn Auliyā. Located approximately 500 m west of Shaikhpur village, immediately north of Chiragh Delhi Road. Grid ref. H-12

This is a domed building with a square plan, external dimensions of 13.5 by 13.5 m, a miḥrāb on the west, and entrances on the other three sides. The entrances on the north and south are closed off by red sandstone screens. The interior and exterior walls, as well as the dome ceiling, are covered in red sandstone blocks; the central arches on the east, south, and north are edged with white marble bands. There are eight tombstones remaining inside. Though this building is said to be the tomb of Shaikh Kabīral-Dīn Auliyā, there is no evidence to prove this tradition. Period II.

IOC: VIII-15; ASI: III-262

ラール=グンバッド(Lal Gumbad)として知られ,シェイフ=カビールッディーン=オーリヤー(Shaikh Kabiral-Din Auliya)の墓と伝えられている。シェイフプル部落の西方約500メートル,チラーグ=デリー=ロードのすぐ北側にある。附図.H-12

外辺13.5メートルの,ドームをいただく四角平面の建物で,西側にミヒラーブをもち,他の三方に入口を開いているが,南と北の入口は,赤い砂岩のスクリーンによって閉ざされている。内外の壁面とドーム天井とは,赤い砂岩の切り石でおおわれており,また,東・南・北の中央アーチは,白大理石の帯によって縁どられている。内部には,8基の墓石がのこっている。この建物は,シェイフ=カビールッディーン=オーリヤーの墓と伝えられているが,それを裏づける確かな証拠はない。第Ⅱ期。

東研.Ⅷ-15;ASI.Ⅲ-262

2015-18 Survey

This is preserved as one of the main buildings of the mausoleum park and is usually locked. The kangura appears to be partially lost in the 1959-62 photos, but it has now been repaired and encircles the upper part of the tomb architecture. The bird droppings in the interior have not been removed.

[現状]墓廟公園の中心建築として保存され、通常は鍵がかかる。頂部飾は、1959-62年の写真では一部失われたが、修復され墓建築上部を取り巻く。内部の鳥の糞は取り除かれず、そのままである。

[平面]Monuments of Delhiによると、外形13.6m四方で、高2.4mの基壇上にのる。西面をミフラーブとし、他3方を開口するが、南北の開口部には赤砂岩製ジャリ(打抜細工)が嵌め殺しとなり、出入はできない。

[外観]現在の基壇高は1m弱で土砂が堆積した。赤砂岩造、4角形平面にドームをいただき、T6同様に白大理石を各所に併用し、壁も内転び。石積みは厚い層と薄い層を交互に繰り返す。紡錘形ドームは、8角形の浅いドラムにのる。

[内観]3重のスクインチ・アーチで8角形を導き、隅部に3段の持送(角と平)を重ね、ドームをのせる。隅に持送(2段垂れ飾り付)を挿入し、スクインチ・アーチ内は一曲面とする。T6のミフラーブと外側開口部に見られた多弁形アーチ装飾が、外部アーチだけでなく、ミフラーブ、移行部のアーチ等にも見られる。

(Paragraphs 2nd to 4th of 2015-18 Survey translated using Google Translate)

[Plan] According to Monuments of Delhi, it is 13.6m square and stands on a 2.4m high platform. The west side is a mihrab, and the other three sides are open, but the north and south openings are inlaid with red sandstone jali (punched work) and cannot be used for entrance or exit.

[Exterior] The current platform height is just under 1m, and soil has accumulated. Made of red sandstone, it has a dome on a quadrangular plan, and white marble is used in various places as in T6, and the walls are also inwardly tilted. The masonry alternates between thick and thin layers. The spindle-shaped dome stands on a shallow octagonal drum.

[Interior view] An octagon is created with three squinch arches, and three tiers of corbels (corner and flat) are placed on top of the dome at the corners. Corbels (with two tiers of hanging ornaments) are inserted at the corners, and the inside of the squinch arch is a single curved surface. The multi-petal arch decoration seen on the mihrab and outer opening of T6 can be seen not only on the outer arches, but also on the mihrabs and transitional arches.

Map Reference: Grid ref. H-12

IOC Reference: T008, VIII-15

ASI Reference: III-262

Archived IOC Site Record: https://perma.cc/WT4F-ZHA8

Mission Credit Line : Mission for Indian History and Archaeology, University of Tokyo, in 1959-60 , 1961-62: the Resurvey of the Delhi Monuments, Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo in 2015-18.