Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum

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Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum
Makam Diraja Al-Ghufran
مقام دراج الغفران
Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum.jpg
Religion
Affiliation Islam
LeadershipPerak Royal Family
Location
Location Kuala Kangsar, Perak
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Architecture
TypeRoyal Mausoleum
Style Moghul
Completed1915
Specifications
Dome(s)3
Minaret(s)4

The Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum (Malay : Makam Diraja Al-Ghufran) is a Royal Mausoleum of Perak located near Ubudiah Mosque at Bukit Chandan in Jalan Istana, Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia. The first Sultan of Perak buried here was Sultan Idris Murshidul Azzam Shah I in 1916.

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Architecture

The Al-Ghufran Royal Mausoleum was built in 1915. The mausoleum architecture is a Moghul style and similar to the Taj Mahal in India.

List of royal graves

Sultan

Raja Perempuan/Pemaisuri (Queen)

Royal Families

Non Royal Families

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4°45′54″N100°57′02.3″E / 4.76500°N 100.950639°E / 4.76500; 100.950639

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