I wandered down an alley way to these dilapidated tombs (view from my roof top yesterday). There is no lock on the gate. There is no guard or entry fee. It turns out these are the tombs of the rulers of Junagadh.
This is the tomb of the First Nawab Sher Khan Salabat Khan (ruled from 1748 to 1758). The Babi kings originally came from what is now Afganistan, as vassals to the Mughals, but gained control of Junagadh in 1748 when the Mughal power was in decline
This is the main mosque in Junagadh. I love the flow of the stairway up the tower.
Mahabat Maqbara: This was built in 1893 over the grave of Nawab Mahabat Khan II (ruled from 1852 to 1882). The architecture is a synthesis of Islamic, Hindu and European influences.
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