Hiran Meenar (The Deer Tomb) in Sheikhupura, Pakistan
Hiran Minar was built during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in a hunting reserve used by the Mughal royals. The reserve was built in a scrub forest, and allowed Mughal emperors to experience a sense of semi-wilderness near the imperial city of Lahore.The wild-reserve was used as a park where visitors could enjoy the sport of hunting.
The minaret itself was built in 1606 C.E. as a monument to Emperor Jahangir's beloved pet antelope, Deer, Mansiraj, or "Light of the Mind", who had been trained to lure wild animals to the tank in order to be hunted.The practice of building such tomb-markers over the skulls of game animals is an ancient Persian custom.
The minaret and tank were soon accompanied by a larger pavilion, built during the reign of Shah Jahan