1959-62 Survey

Known as the Tomb of `Alā'al-Dīn Khaljī. Located in the northeast end of Mihrawlī village, southwest of Quṭb Mīnār. Grid ref. F-12

This tomb forms the south part of the group of buildings called the `Alā'al-Dīn madrasa, located southwest of Quṭb Mīnār. It is a building with a square plan, a miḥrāb on the west and entrances on the other three sides. Currently there is no dome, and the walls consist of exposed plaster and crushed stones, showing signs of heavy restoration in recent times. Inside, there are traces of one tomb in the center. It appears there was a small adjoining room to the north, of which the foundation and part of the wall surfaces remain. Beyond the corridors on the east and west, there are buildings with rectangular plans (long on the north-south axis), no ceilings, and unfinished walls. It is not known whether this tomb was never finished (and then abandoned) or whether it was destroyed in later years, but the former explanation is more likely. There is hardly any historical evidence that proves this tomb to be that of `Alā'al-Dīn Muhammad of the Khaljī Dynasty, as tradition indicates. Period I.

アラーウッディーン=ハルジー(`Ala'al-Din Khalji)の墓として知られており,メヘローリー部落の東北隅,クトゥブ=モスクの西南方にある。附図.F-12

この墓は,クトゥブ=モスクの西南にあるアラーウッディーンのマドラッサとよばれる建物群の,南の一角をなしている。西にミヒラーブをもち,他の三方に入口を開く四角平面の建物であるが,現在,ドームはなく,また,壁面も,割り石と漆喰とが露出したままになっており,近代の補修のあとが著しい。内部の中央に,一基の墓の痕跡が認められる。この建物の北の前方には,小さな部屋が附属していたらしく,基部と壁面の一部とがのこっている。この墓の東と西には,通路をへだてて,南北に細長い建物がのこっているが,同じように,天井もなく,壁面の仕上げもみられない。この墓が,本来未完成のままに放置されたものか,あるいは,後代に破壊されたものかは,明らかではないが,おそらくは,前者であろう。また,この墓を,ハルジー朝のアラーウッディーン=ムハンマドの墓とする伝承についても,歴史的には,確かな証拠はほとんどないのである。第Ⅰ期。

2015-18 Survey

This is said to be the tomb of Ala ad-Din Khalji and is located in the southwest part of M1. It is being restored as part of the M1 complex. The only difference from the 1959-62 photos is that the walls have been fortified with filler material to prevent stones from falling out.

[現状] Ala ad-Din Khaljiの墓と言われM1の南西部にある。M1複合体の一部として整備が進み、石材の落下を防ぐために充填材で壁が固められる点が、1959-62年の写真との相違である。

[平面]約14m四方(Monuments of Delhiによると内径9.4m)の中央墓室と東西両側に南北に長い矩形の部屋があり、方向は南北逆ながらT3の平面構成と類似する。中央墓室は西面をミフラーブとし、東、南、北を開口する。移行部は崩壊し不明。北側に接し墓室幅より狭い突出部の痕跡があり、北に面するイーワーンがあったと推定される。また側室と中央墓室の間には幅2mほどの通廊があり、それぞれは独立し、側室はそれぞれ南北と通廊側3箇所の入口をもつ。全体の南側と西側にはL字型に通廊が設けられ、O23との関わりが顕著である。

(Paragraph 2 for the 2015-18 Survey - Translated Description with Google Translator)

[Plan] There is a central tomb chamber measuring approximately 14m square (9.4m inside diameter according to Monuments of Delhi) and long rectangular rooms running north-south on both the east and west sides, and although the orientation is reversed, the plan configuration is similar to that of T3. The central tomb chamber has a mihrab on the west side and opens to the east, south, and north. The transitional part has collapsed and is unknown. There are traces of a protruding part narrower than the width of the tomb chamber adjacent to the north side, and it is presumed that there was an iwan facing north. There is also a corridor about 2m wide between the side chambers and the central tomb chamber, each of which is independent, and the side chambers each have three entrances, one on the north and south side and on the corridor side. There are L-shaped corridors on the south and west sides of the whole, and the connection with O23 is clear.

Map Reference: Grid ref. F-12

IOC Reference: T004,IX-9

ASI Reference: III-10

Archived IOC Site Record: https://perma.cc/4P5C-BNG6 

Mission Credit Line : Mission for Indian History and Archaeology, University of Tokyo, in 1959-60 , 1961-62: the Resurvey of the Delhi Monuments, Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo in 2015-18.