# Jam Nizamuddin II

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Sultan of Sindh from 1461 to 1508

Jam Nizamuddin II ڄام نظام الدين ثاني Jam Nizamuddin II's tomb at Makli Necropolis 15th Sultan of Sindh Reign 28 December 1461 – 1508 Predecessor Jam Sanjar Successor Jam Feroz II Born (1440-08-08)8 August 1440 Samanagar, Sindh Died 1509(1509-00-00) (aged 68–69) Samanagar, Sindh Burial Makli Hill, Pakistan Spouse Madina Machhari Issue Jam Feroz II Dynasty Samma dynasty Father Jam Sanjar Religion Islam

Tomb of Jam Nizamuddin, Makli necropolis[1]

**Jám Nizámuddín II** ([Sindhi](/source/Sindhi_language): ڄام نظام الدين ثاني; 8 August 1440 – 1509), also known as **Jam Nizam al-Din** or **Jám Nindó** (Sindhi: ڄام نندو), was the 15th [Sultan of Sindh](/source/Sultans_of_Sindh) from the [Samma dynasty](/source/Samma_dynasty), reigning between 1461 and 1508 CE. His capital was [Thatta](/source/Thatta) in modern-day southern [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan). After his death, his son [Jám Ferózudin](/source/J%C3%A1m_Fer%C3%B3z) lost the Sultanate in 1524 to an invading army of [Shah Beg Arghun](/source/Shah_Beg_Arghun),[2] who had been thrown out of Kandahar by [Babur](/source/Babur).

## Tomb

Nizamuddin's grave is located on [Makli Hill](/source/Makli_Hill) and part of the world heritage site of Historical Monuments at Makli.[3] The tomb is an impressive stone structure with fine ornamental carving similar to the 15th-century Gujrat style.[4] It has been restored but suffers from cracks and wall distortions caused by rough weathering and erosion of the slope on which it stands.[5]

Cousens wrote in *The Antiquities of Sind*:[6]

His tomb is in the necropolis on Makli Hill. It is square in the plan but the dome was never constructed, work stopped when the walls reached the [springing line](/source/Springing_level). On the exterior of the building there are twelve bands of decoration running around the building from top to bottom comprising diamonds, lotuses, Quranic inscriptions, and geometric patterns. There are two unusual features: the mihrab in the interior and the corresponding balcony on the exterior. This type of balcony recalls those in Gujarat therefore it is possible that craftsmen from Gujarat were responsible for this tomb. This is a close view of a section of the wall, showing the richly carved balcony and the bands of decorative carving along the wall.

## See also

- [Samma (tribe)](/source/Samma_(tribe))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-TJ_1-0)** Ephrat, Daphna; Wolper, Ethel Sara; Pinto, Paulo G. (7 December 2020). [*Saintly Spheres and Islamic Landscapes: Emplacements of Spiritual Power across Time and Place*](https://books.google.com/books?id=6AsOEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA276). BRILL. p. 276. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-90-04-44427-0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-90-04-44427-0).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Grave Tales"](https://web.archive.org/web/20040907145359/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/04/11/stories/2004041100590800.htm). *[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)*. 2004-04-11. Archived from [the original](http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/04/11/stories/2004041100590800.htm) on 2004-09-07. Retrieved 2009-03-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Historical Monuments at Makli, Thatta](https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/143) UNESCO Retrieved 14 June 2014

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Dawn: The necropolis of Sindh by Omar Mukhtar Khan"](https://web.archive.org/web/20081006011315/http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/011111/dmag10.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/011111/dmag10.htm) on October 6, 2008. Retrieved 2009-03-12.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** *The Tomb of Jam Nizam al-Din, documentation and condition survey*. Heritage Foundation, Karachi, Pakistan. 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Henry Cousens, The Antiquities of Sind, Archaeological Survey of India 46, Imperial Series (Calcutta, 1929, rptd. Karachi, 1975).

- This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the [public domain](/source/Public_domain): *History of Sind – translated from Persian books* by Mirza Kalichbeg Fredunbeg (1853–1929), published in [Karachi](/source/Karachi) in 1902

## External links

- Media related to [Jam Nizamuddin II](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Jam_Nizamuddin_II) at Wikimedia Commons

- [مکلی کے شہرِ خموشاں میں جام نندو کا مقبرہ](https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan/2009/07/090723_pics_makli_nandoo_zs)

Jam Nizamuddin II Samma dynasty Born: 1439 Died: 1509 Regnal titles Preceded by Jam Sanjar Sultan of Sindh 1461-1508 Succeeded by Jam Feroz

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