AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road
  • AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road
  • AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road
  • AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road
AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road


 
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Gharaunda Sarai, Karnal, Haryana

This Mughal-period caravansarai or rest house located east of National Highway 44 in the centre of Gharaunda, Karnal, Haryana was built during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan around 1048 AH/1638 CE, the Sarai is attributed to Feroz Khan, as recorded by the traveller Peter Munday. Constructed of lakhori bricks, rubble masonry, and lime mortar, the complex originally comprised a large enclosure, of which only the monumental northern and southern gateways now survive. The southern gateway has a large arched recess, projecting balcony supported on corbel brackets, and double-storeyed corner bastions that were once crowned with domes. The Sarai had already fallen into ruin by the early nineteenth century and was further dismantled after the Revolt of 1857 and its bricks reused for railway construction between 1880 and 1890 CE. The monument was notified as a protected structure on December 1, 1914, and is presently protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle). The surviving gateways are well maintained.

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Guru Ka Taal, Sikandra, UP

The Guru ka Taal is a Mughal-period water tank located north of the Grand Trunk Road in Sikandra, Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, near the Gurudwara Guru-ka-Taal. It was probably constructed in 1610 CE by Itibar Khan. The tank was later associated with Sikh tradition and given its present name. Built of lakhori bricks, red sandstone, and lime mortar, it was once a large, well-planned reservoir with ghats and chhatris on all sides. The site is currently unprotected, and only fragments survive today, with most of the tank filled in or reused for agriculture and modern development.

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