Architectural encounters at Makli Necropolis (14th – 18th centuries)

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2020

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Junejo, Rabela

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The aim of this research is to evaluate building tradition of Makli from 14th to 18th century, a necropolis in Thatta, Sindh in present day Pakistan. Makli, said to be one of the largest necropolises in the world housing 125,000 (a slightly exaggerated figure) burial ensembles of varying range from free standing carved graves to elaborate tombs, is a UNESCO World Heritage site added to the list in 1981/82 as Historical Monuments of Thatta. The pluralistic architecture these tombs display is problematic when studied through old school taxonomic model and the research is directed to propose a fresh / alternative history of architecture for the site. This fresh perspective entails encounter and integration of building traditions as a paradigm. This research focuses on the standing tombs and does not cover other building types, to keep the scope of research within manageable limits. This three pronged research bases the study on on-site investigation, literature survey and analysis of the tombs to dispense plurality and coming together of foreign, local and Indic elements.

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Architecture, Architecture, Architecture, Sindh, Encounters, Pluralism, Style, Subcontinent.

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http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12625583/index.pdf
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/45810

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R. Junejo, “Architectural encounters at Makli Necropolis (14th – 18th centuries),” Thesis (Ph.D.) -- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. History of Architecture., Middle East Technical University, 2020.