Ustad-Shagird Tombs

2km west of Fatehgarh Sahib, in the fields of Talanian village (about one kilometre west of Rauza Sharif), you can find a great number of Mughal era tombs. Out of them, two tombs are most famous, popularly known as the tombs of Ustad and Shagird, yet who are buried there is still unknown. It is said that these buildings were constructed by them during their lifetime, sometimes in the 16th century. Unlike their names, they serve as the resting place of a lot of other people too, as there are a great number of sarcophagi in both tombs. Ustad and Shagird, according to one theory, are tombs of the Governor of Sirhind who ruled it back in 1620, and according to another, of a famous Music teacher (Ustad) and his pupil (Shagird) — a master mason and apprentice mason, hence the name Ustad and Shagird. The tombs, separated from each other by a distance of about 200 metres, are fair examples of contemporary architectural skill, including glazed ornamentation. The design of the two is identical but there are few differences in minor details. The building of Ustad's tomb has been protected under the Punjab Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act, 1964.