Synopsis The book is first of its kind, which has unfolded many an unknown facets, of Chaukhandi tombs. These tombs are otherwise well known for their unusual style of architecture and profuse surface decoration in countless varieties of decorative motifs. Each Chapter of the Book, based on historical, epigraphical and ethnological studies, is fully documented and provides well researched information about the discovery and origin of Chaukhandi tombs, meaning of ‘Chaukhandi’ and its connotation, evolution of Chaukhandi style of architecture and its special characteristics. The study has revealed that the heavy concentration of Chaukhandi tombs is in and round Thatta, Malir Valley and Hub river basin. According to the author, this region, in all probability, is the place of origin of Chaukhandi style of architecture, where seed for its initial planning was sown, germinated and developed The book, inter-alia, contains details about (a) structural components of the graves crowned by canopies and their external ornamentation (b) persons lying buried in various Chaukhandi tombs and their ancestry and (c) the time-frame of the construction of Chaukhandi tombs. The book provides fascinating study on such themes as figural representation and its significance, curious motifs, arms and armour and jewellery, as are depicted on the grave-stones. The book also brings into lime-light the pastimes of the people and the costumes worn by them, as could be ascertained from the hunting and other pictorial scenes carved on the tombs. The book spreading over 21 Chapters contains 107illustrations in black and white and 16 colour plates.