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1959-62 SurveyConsidered to be the tomb of Zafar Khān. Located south of Tughluqābād Fort, in one corner of the small fortress surrounding the structure known as the Tomb of Ghayāth al-Dīn Tughluq. Grid ref. J-13This tomb can be found inside the north bastion of a small fortress; it is a domed structure with an octagonal plan (each external side measuring 3.3 m) and built on a plinth. Red sandstone is used for wall surfaces and the interior of the dome, while the exterior of the dome is covered in white marble, a color scheme corresponding with that of the tomb said to be Ghayāth al-Dīn Tughluq's. There are two small tombstones inside. On the lintel over the south entrance, there are inscriptions in three places with the names of Ghayāth al-Dīn Tughluq Shāh and one Zafar Khān. Not much is known about the life of Zafar Khān, but judging from the look and content of the inscriptions, it can perhaps be believed that this tomb was built for him under the orders of Sultan Ghayāth al-Dīn. Period II.IOC: X-4-4; ASI: IV-3 1959-62年調査ザファル=ハーン(Zafar Khan)の墓とされているもので,トゥグルカーバード城砦の南方の,ガヤースッディーン=トゥグルクの墓として知られている建物をとり囲む小城砦の一角にある。附図.J-13この墓は,小城砦の北のバスティオンのなかにあり,ドームをいただく,外辺3.3メートルの八角平面の建物で,基台の上に立っている。壁面とドームの内部は,赤い砂岩を全面に用いているが,ドームの外部は,白大理石でおおわれ,いわゆるガヤースッディーン=トゥグルクの墓と照応している。内部には,2基の小さな墓石がある。南の入口のリンテルには,三個所にわたって,ガヤースッディーン=トゥグルク=シャーの名と,ザファル=ハーンの名を記した碑文がのこっている。この碑文が敷設したと伝えているザファル=ハーンなる人物の生涯については,よくわからないが,この建物が,その人物の墓として,スルターン=ガヤースッディーンの命によって建てられたことは,上述の碑文のあり方と,その内容からみて,信じていいかもしれない。第Ⅱ期。東研.Ⅹ-4-4;ASI.Ⅳ-3 2015-18 SurveyThis is preserved by ASI and there appear to be no major changes. 2015-18年調査[現状]ASIによって、保存され、大きな変更は認められない。[平面]城砦へと伸びる桟橋の入口北西のボルジュを占める。8角形ボルジュの中央に8角形基壇があり、その基壇を8つのアーチが囲み、8つのピアにドームがのる。基壇内に墓石が置かれ、2重のアーチのエクストラドスには石彫りのインスクリプションが施される。周廊は外へ向かい傾斜する平天井で、墓室側のアーチのエクストラドスにも、石彫インスクリプションがある。城砦周廊から2つの入口があり、一方は2本の柱を立て矩形の小室とする。なお、西のボルジュにはドーム部は未完成ながら同様な8角形周廊部があり、多柱室の前室をもつ。ただし周廊の外形は円形である。形態的に類似しているため、墓室を意図していたと思われる。 (Paragraphs 2nd &amp; 3rd from the 2015-18 Survey are translated using Google Translate)[Plan] It occupies the borj northwest of the entrance to the pier leading to the fort. In the center of the octagonal borj is an octagonal platform, surrounded by eight arches, with domes on the eight piers. A tombstone is placed within the platform, and the extrados of the double arches have stone-carved inscriptions. The perimeter has a flat ceiling that slopes outward, and the extrados of the arch on the tomb side also has stone-carved inscriptions. There are two entrances from the fort's perimeter, one of which is a small rectangular chamber with two pillars. The western borj has a similar octagonal perimeter, although the dome is unfinished, and has a hypostyle antechamber. However, the perimeter is circular in shape. Given the similarity in form, it is believed to have been intended as a tomb. Map Reference: Grid ref. J-13IOC Reference: T007, X-4-4ASI Reference: IV-3Archived IOC Site Record: https://perma.cc/AL8K-TTHU 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.

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Zafar Khan (Delhi Sultanate)
d. 1299
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