Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi was Emperor Akbar's minister and superintendent of construction.

He built the fish pond and the tomb Gurdwara Panja Sahib

Gurdwara Panja Sahib

Gurudwara Panja Sahib is situated at Hasan Abdal, 48 km from Rawalpindi in Pakistan. This is one of the most holy places of Sikhism because of the presence of a rock believed to have the hand print of Guru Nanak imprinted on it...

 between 1581 - 1583 AD on orders of Akbar.

Attock Fort

Attock Fort

Attock fort was built at Attock Khurd during the reign of Akbar the Great from 1581 to 1583 under the supervision of Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi to protect the passage of the Indus....

 was also built between 1581 - 1583 under his supervision to protect the passage of the Indus.

Khawaja Shamsuddin whom Pinheiro

Pinheiro

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 calls Xamardin (Vide the extract from his letter of r605 quoted in note 6, ch. XIX). Shamsuddin was appointed to the Punjab

Punjab region

The Punjab , also spelled Panjab |water]]s"), is a geographical region straddling the border between Pakistan and India which includes Punjab province in Pakistan and the states of the Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh and some northern parts of the National Capital Territory of Delhi...

 when Akbar set out for the Deccan in 1598. He died at Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

 in 1600.

He is said to have been a man "of simple manners, honest and faithful, and practical in transacting business" He was succeeded in his office by Zain Khan Koka.