1959-62 Survey
Called the East Gate at the Dargāh of Rūshan-i Cirāgh-i Dihlī. Located in the western outskirts of Cirāgh Delhi village. Grid ref. H-12
This is a building with a dome, a square plan, and entrances on the east and west. Inside, the two sides of the passage running east-to-west are raised higher. The building is now painted and has undergone many repairs and alterations. Above the east entrance of the gate, there is an inscription with the name of the Tughluq Dynasty Sulṯān, Fīrūz Shāh, and the year 775 A.H. (1373-74 A.D.), but it is now completely concealed with white paint. Period II.
IOC: VIII-52; ASI: III-220
ローシャネ・チラーゲ・ディッリー(Raushn-i Cirāgh-i Dihlī)のダルガーの東門とよぶ。チラーグ・デリー部落の西のはずれにある。附図.H-12
ドームをいただく,四角平面の建物で,東西に入口を開いている。内部は,東西にはしる通路の両側が,一段と高くなっている。現在では,塗装がほどこされ，補修・改変が著しい。この門の東入り口の上方に,トゥグルク朝のスルターンでフィーローズ・シャーの名と,775A.H.(1373-74A.D.)の年次を記した碑文が掲げられているが,現在は,白く塗りつぶされてしまっている。第Ⅱ期。
東研.Ⅷ-52;ASI.Ⅲ-220
2015-18 Survey
This structure is used as the east gate of the dargah. It is covered in white in 2018/ blue in 2015 stucco except for the dome’s interior.
[現状]ダルガー東門として利用され、ドーム内以外には白スタッコを塗る。
[壁式ドーム建築]1373／4年のインスクリプションをもつ。内径約6m、西と東を開口し、外壁は内転びである。4辺中央部を突出させ、アーチをコの字型枠で囲む。壁面と8角形ドラムに頂部飾を回し、ドームをのせる。東正面突出部両脇にタレットがたつ。内部は東西通路の脇を高い基壇とし、南北に凹部を設ける。スクインチ・アーチで8角形を導き、立方体持送で16角形とし、円形を導きドームをのせる。スクインチ・アーチ内は4段持送(立方体隅部と直方体梁を交互に重ねる)上の一曲面で、スクインチ・アーチ下部壁面に小アーチ枠を分節する。
(Paragraph 2nd from the 2015-18 Survey is translated using Google Translate)
[Wall-type dome architecture] It bears an inscription dated 1373/4. It has an interior diameter of approximately 6m, openings on the east and west sides, and the exterior walls are inverted. The centres of all four sides protrude, and the arches are surrounded by a U-shaped frame. A crown ornament surrounds the wall and octagonal drum, and the dome is placed on top. Turrets stand on both sides of the protruding part of the east facade. Inside, the east-west aisles have high bases, with recesses on the north and south. Squinch arches form the octagon, and cubic corbels form a 16-agon, with the circle forming the dome. The inside of the squinch arch is a curved surface on four corbels (alternating cubic corners and rectangular beams), and a small arch frame is segmented into the wall below the squinch arch.
Map Reference: Grid ref. H-12
IOC Reference: O38, VIII-52
ASI Reference: III-220
Archived IOC Site Record: https://perma.cc/PVA2-69RC
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 Centre for Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo, in 2015-18.