Lahore
Malik Ayaz was the favourite companion of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, a Georgian-born slave who rose to high command. He became governor of Lahore under the…
Malik Ayaz was the favourite companion of Sultan Mahmud of Ghazni, a Georgian-born slave who rose to high command. He became governor of Lahore under the Ghaznavids in the eleventh century and is remembered for rebuilding the city and its walls, and he died there around 1057. His grave is in Chowk Rang Mahal in the heart of the Walled City, in a small domed building among the shops of the Shah Alami bazaar. It is decorated inside with tile work and an inscription naming him.