Tomb of Shaykh Changal
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The Tomb of Shaykh Changāl is a domed shrine or rauza located on the southern ramparts of the old circular city of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. It is also referred to as Chālis Pīr (Hindi: चालीस पीर) because it marks the site where a group of early émigrés were attacked and killed by a mob while at prayer. Local residents identify a circular tank, just west of rauza, as the place where their remains were dumped.
'Abdullāh Shāh Changāl was a warrior saint whose exploits are recorded in a Persian language inscription dated 1455, now incorporated into the compound gate. A record of historical and social interest, it recounts the Shaykh's arrival in Dhār and his conversion of Bhoja and his followers to Islām. The story attests to the rising interest in Bhoja's biography in the 14th and 15th centuries, and the attempts made at to appropriate his legacy in Sanskrit and Persian literature.