Its name Gol Gumbaz (literally, “Round Dome”) comes from the mausoleum’s gigantic dome, which is one of biggest free-standing domes in the world. Photo: Mukul Banerjee/Wikimedia Mohammed Adil Shah was the seventh ruler of Bijapur, of the Adil Shahi dynasty. He ascended the throne in 1627 on his father's death, at the age of fifteen.