Hafiz S. Ahmad mentions “According to the traditions, this tank was cutcha during the Hindu period, and a large temple overlooked it on the eastern side. It was beautifully designed and made pucca with masonry and stone, during the Muhammadan period, under the orders of Ibrahim Khan Kakar...... These buildings at the four ghats are not only useful and convenient to the bathers, but are also fine places for fishing, picnic and pleasure parties. We can very well imagine that during its palmy days, this tank with its ghat and canopies, must have afforded ample pleasure to the inhabitants of Maner. But it is to be regretted that now, a great part of this fine tank is in ruins; some of the canopies and ghats have disappeared, others are slowly yielding to the ravages of time, and unless great efforts are made to preserve it, it will not be long before it becomes a pit with a heap of ruins on all sides.”

Kuraishi mentions that Ibrahim Khan probably intended to construct a mausoleum for himself on the other side of the tank, about where the Inspection Bungalow now stands. But his death occurred before the project could be accomplished, and he is now buried at the feet of his spiritual guide Makhdum Shah Daulat. The Inspection Bungalow commands a very fine view of the tank, picturesquely shaded by clusters of trees on either side, and of the mausoleum of Shah Daulat in the background.

To be continued......