12°24′36″N 76°42′50″E / 12.4100°N 76.7139°E | |
Location | Srirangapatna, India |
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Type | Mausoleum (Persian) |
Material | Black Granite and Amphibolite |
Height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
Beginning date | 1782 |
Completion date | 1784 |
Dedicated to | Hyder Ali, Tippu Sultan and family |
Variant Names Tippu Samadhi |
The Gumbaz at Srirangapattana is a Muslim mausoleum at the centre of a landscaped garden, holding the graves of Tipu Sultan (Western Side), his father Hyder Ali (Middle) and his mother Fakhr-Un-Nisa (Eastern Side). It was built by Tipu Sultan to house the graves of his parents. The British allowed Tipu to be buried here after his death in the Siege of Srirangapatna in 1799.[1][2]