Masum Shah

Minaret of Masum Shah (Sindhi: مير ماصوم شاه جو منارو)

The minaret of Syed Nizam-ud-Din Mir Muhammad Masum Shah is the most conspicuous structure of Sukkur town, dating back to 1607 during the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. Syed Masum Shah was the governor of Mughal Emperor Akbar who appointed him as the Nawab of Sukkur. The minaret was built in about 1607 the monument, built of red brick, is more or less conical in shape, slightly off the perpendicular and surmounted by a dome to which an internal stone staircase gives an access. It is about 26 metres in circumference and has 84 steps to the top. It is about 31 metres feet in height and can be seen from miles away. This minaret is believed to have been used as a watch tower.

Family and offspring of Syed Nizam-ud-Din Mir Muhammad Masum Shah still lives in old sukkur where He lives during ruling time. The minaret and its surroundings are still under power of Masumi Family even though Government of Pakistan has taken the management control of this historical site.

Mir Masoom Bakhree

Mir Masoom Shah Bakhri (Sindhi: مير ماصوم شاه ) was a sixteenth century Sindhi Muslim historian, physician and pharmacist from Sukkur, Sindh (modern-day Pakistan). He was a trusted lieutenant of the Mughal emperor Akbar. Among other medical works, he wrote one of the popular history books Tareekh-e-Masoomi.

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Sukkur