Getting There
Masoom Shah Jo Minaro is located in Sukkur.
The driving distance between Karachi to Masoom Shah jo Minaro 471 km. It takes approximately 6 hours 40 mints according to Google map.
What to Expect
The minaret of Syed Nizam-ud-Din Mir Muhammad Masoom Shah is the most conspicuous structure of Sukkur, dating back to 1607 during the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. Masoom 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 meters in circumference and has 84 steps to the top. It is about 31 meters feet in height and can be seen from miles away. This minaret is believed to have been used as a watch tower.
History
Mir Muhammad Masoom Shah Bakhri also known as Syed Nizamuddin Mir Muhammad Masoom Shah was a sixteenth-century Sindhi Muslim historian, physician and pharmacist from Bakhar, Sindh (modern-day Pakistan). He is known for writing a history of Sindh, Tarikh i Sind published in ca 1600.
He was also a trusted lieutenant of the Mughal emperor Akbar. In around 1595 he led Akbar’s army in a battle against the Panni Afghans stronghold of Sibi in northwest Quetta, resulting in Baluchistan being annexed into the Mughal Empire. Subsequently, in 1598, he was appointed the governor of Sind and Sibi by Akbar.
The minaret of Ali Abuzar is the most conspicuous structure of Sukkur town, dating back to 1607 during the Mughal Empire in the Indian subcontinent. Masoom 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 meters in circumference and has 84 steps to the top. It is about 31 meters feet in height and can be seen from miles away. This minaret is believed to have been used as a watch tower. The courtyard around the minaret is the cemetery where Mir Masoom Shah and his family members are buried.
Family and offspring of Nizam-ud-Din Mir Muhammad Masoom Shah still lives in old Sukkur where he lived during his 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.
