The Ali – II Rouza (Barakaman) an unfinished tomb of AIi Adil Shah II (1670s), intended to have surpassed every other monument in the city. The base is 65.5m square, compared with 48m of the Gol Gumbaz. It was intended to have a large dome over the central enclosure, but only the outer arcade of arches remains. The masonry has been left undressed. On a raised platform in the inner enclosure is the tomb of Ali Adil Shah; to the south-west corner, a small platform for a female, reputed to be the tomb of Khurshida Khanum, mother of Sikandar. There are thirteen other graves here. The complex containing the Tomb and Mosque of Malik Sandal, the great architect of Bijapur, is a beautiful but modest arched edifice. Within the enclosed courtyard is a small canopy beneath which is a woman’s tomb possibly that of his mother. One of the open-air tombs is that of the architect himself. The other buildings contain arcades and tombs. Near the Haidar Burj bastion, is the Sikandar Rouza a large plain tomb of the last of the Bijapur Sultans (1672-86).

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