The Tomb of Salim Shah Suri (Islam Shah): The glory that never was.
“Hidden from the world, and little known even to the local residents of Sasaram, lies another tomb – a tomb that could well have surpassed the glory of its celebrated predecessor, but now lies incomplete and in ruins, a cruel victim of fate and circumstance – the tomb of Salim Shah Suri (Islam Shah), the son and successor of Sher Shah. Very few people know of it, and almost none visit it. It lies about a kilometer to the North-West of Sher Shah’s tomb, and, like the latter, occupies the center of a large artificial lake. The tomb is very difficult to locate on the ground, owing mainly to the fact that the lake has been completely surrounded by clusters of haphazard constructions. Asking around only leads to confused stares, or confident directions to the tomb of Sher Shah. Though it has been documented in the past, its memory seems to have gradually faded over the years into oblivion. But why did the tomb of an emperor who succeeded the great Sher Shah come face to face with such cruel fate?”
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