19/10/2025
Date: 13th or 14th CEHistory, Myths, and Beliefs: It is said that there used to be a stone with its written history on an unknown script that has been stolen now. However, many claim his name was simply Shaho Qalandar, but a few claim it to be Haji Shah Mohammad who is said to be a Sufi /saint. However, none of such information is certain. Some even claim that he was a nomad who came here and was attacked. Fearing r**e of their females, they locked them with some guards on the second story of the tomb and went to died fighting. It is their chief who is buried, and others too, are probably buried in this graveyard. Many stories are told about the tomb of Shaho Qalandar. According to some locals, he used to be a chief of Panjgur. Once they went to war with some people, but kept their females locked so that their sanctity be protected. However, he was killed in the battle and was later buried in the tomb. There are other graves some of which are thought to be his companions in the battle. According to the dream of a Mullah, it is said that there is a treasure that is protected by a ghost. He or she will allow or guide anyone towards a treasure in exchange for seven heads. It is certainly a myth since it has already been searched for such treasure as locals claim. The ghost, as claimed, has frightened some treasure hunters who left their things and ran away. Description: It is a double-storied tomb made of mud bricks on the interior and baked brick walls are erected to cover them. The locals claim a ground floor too but there are no traces of it at least now; people have gone there and seen dead bodies in clothes rather than shrouds. The ground plan is square (22.116 ft. on the outside, each side) with its small doorway on the south, and there used to be a doorway for the second floor from the eastern side which is in bad condition. However, the dome is completely made of baked bricks. There are traces of mud mortar mixed with straws. The baked brick panels have figurative motifs like horse rider, human figures, geometric figures, handprints, etc. However, most of it has been stolen now. This sort of architecture is called naked brick architecture. The tomb is about 19 ft. high.The bit triangle chamber is 13.67 ft. long and 5.67 ft. in height having the stepped grave (11 ft.) with a chadar on it. The radius of this chamber is 18.65 ft. In the chamber,there is a separate prayer place for one person at the extreme north where it is difficult to stand. The second story is 18 by 18 ft. and 11 ft. in height adding the dome height. There are squinches placed at each corner and four recesses in the middle of each wall. Moreover, there are two more recesses beside each of the pointed recesses on each side. The width of the walls is about 2.9 ft. and 2 ft. upper story with both mud brick and baked bricks combined. It is built in the Iranian style of architecture. The hemispherical dome is approximately 62 ft. in diameter and 54 ft. in radius. There are clear traces of human bones in the eastern broken wall of the tomb. The body is lying straight in a coffin and placed on some sort of bed. It is 5. 62 ft. on a height of 7.91 ft. from the ground. Moreover,
oil lamps and agarbati (joss sticks) lamps were also there for the visitors
who came and lighted them. It is in very bad condition. Illicit traffickers
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and illegal diggers have approached the site for looting purposes and
destroyed many of its parts and taking many of the bricks.
Hence, it is not certain that it has been a tomb of a saint or not. But
one thing is certain that it is a part of the tomb tradition which was once
prevalent in Eastern Iran, Washuk, and Kharan. They are often dated from
13th CE till 17th CE. However, people sometimes visit the so-called shrine and pray here, offer prayers, light oil lamps, and joss sticks (agarbatti). Some people even bring sweets and leave some as a share of the saint. Furthermore, some others clean it. There are no permanent attendants at
the tomb, however. People claim that the number of visitors have reduced
in the last two decades.
