Close view of first half of Asoka Edict, Sasaram. Photographer: Caddy, Alexander Edwin
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View of a portion of the edict, 'In a small cave now called Chiragh-dan or lamp-room of Pir Chandan Shahid, and some 30 feet to the west of the Shahid's grave, which is situated on the summit of the Chandan Pir Hill some 3 miles east of the town.' (Kuraishi, op. cit., p. 183).
Tomb of Hasan Khan Suri, father of Sher Shah, Sasaram. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view. See M.H.H. Kuraishi, 'List of ancient monuments...in the Province of Bihar and Orissa' (Calcutta, 1931), pp. 185-186 for description.
Bathing place in the tank near the tomb of Hasan Khan Suri, Sasaram. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from an elevated position, looking down onto the tank, with the bathing platform in the centre. The dome of Hasan Khan Suri's Tomb can be seen in the background.
Close view showing details of arches on the ground floor of Hasa Khan Suri's Tomb, Sasaram. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography Showing a row of three pointed arches which form one section of the octagonal arcade which runs around the lower storey of the tomb.
General view of the uncompleted tomb of Islam Shah (commonly known as Salim Shah), Sasaram. Photographer: Beglar, Joseph Daviditch Melik
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Genre: Architectural Photography 'List of Ancient Monuments in Bengal' (Calcutta, 1896), pp. 370-371, where, owing to the confusion of nomenclature, the same building is described separately under each name (items 138 and 139).