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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.

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Ibrahim Lodi built this tomb in the memory of Khwaja Khizar, a local saint and celebrity in 1522-24. Approached through a flight of steps the tomb along with an independent gateway stands on a high brick platform. Gateway is a small structure with two arched openings on either side of a central passage decorated with panels, recessed arches, mouldings and lotus medallions and inscriptions. A Chatri supported by red pillars, covered with domical roof is located on the top of the gateway. The main structure is square in plan with four openings on all sides except the western wall where a mehrab is located. Interior walls are decorated with recessed arches, squinches at the corners, floral designs in various colours on the ceilings. The structure is covered with a hemispherical dome resting on a low octagonal drum topped with a finial over an inverted lotus.

Located in Atmadpur, the Bridge of Khwaja Sarai is one of the bridges built by Jahangir to facilitate the travelers. The bridge is an arcaded structure that spans across the width of river. Three pointed arches support the bridge along with buttresses at the central arch for extra support. A pair of minarets are located at the central arch with fluted shafts and topped with domes. Structure of the bridge is constructed on big blocks of stone without any plaster. it is also known as the Bridge on Budhia Wala Nala. The bridge is in functional state and used by pedestrians and light vehicles.