Khokari Tombs

India / Maharashtra / Murud /
 tomb(s), place with historical importance
The Khokari (or Khokri) tombs are three 500-year-old massive stone tombs of early Janjira rulers in western India, near Murud in Maharashtra state.
There are three tombs. One Tomb is the Largest of all and there are two smaller tombs. The largest is the tomb of Sidi Surul Khan, who was chief of Janjira from 1707 to 1734. One of the two smaller tombs is that of Sidi Kasim, commonly known as Yakut Khan, who was in command of Janjira (1670–1677), of the Mugal fleet (1677–1696), and again of Janjira (1696–1707). The other small tomb is of his brother Sidi Khairiyat Khan, who was in command of Danda–Rajpuri (1670–1677) and of Janjira (1677–1696).
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khokari_Tombs
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Coordinates:   18°18'6"N   72°58'52"E
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