Makan Bangla
By LahoreBazaar Published: 01/24/2009
The dome known as Bangla (or Bungalow from its resemblance to a thatched house) is situated north of Bhura or the tomb of Maulvi Sadiq Ali, and east of the Multan Railway line. The lower portion of it is octagonal in form, but the dome supported by the walls is longitudinal and sloping on either side, giving it the form of a Bungalow. According to the Shah Jahannama, this is the tomb of Motia Begam, the daughter of Nawab Khalil-ullah Khan, Governor of Lahore during the reign of Aurangzeb. She was a learned lady, and, she having died a virgin, her father erected a monument over her remains to commemorate the memory of his abler daughter. No trace of the grave now exists, and the mausoleum is used by the zemindars for agricultural purposes.