Site Name: Panipat
Date: 1800-1850 CE
Subject: Interior, east corridor (inner)
CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
Built in 1316, the Khangah is located on Sanauli road in Panipat. Shamasuddin was a famous sufi saint and Jalaluddin’s teacher who came from Turkistan. He had a brief contact with sufi saint Farid-ud-din Shakarganj. According to Baba Farid s instructions he spent 24 years under Ali Ahmed Sabri’s.Shamasuddin moved to Panipat after Bu Ali Shah left Panipat. It is believed that before moving to here he served in Firoz Shah Khilji’s army. The main chamber of this khangah is square shaped with a grave, flanked by a verandah in front. The verandah is colonnaded and the has been covered and a gurudwara was built here. A mosque is also located in the premises; with three entrances and the interior is spanned with three domes.