Site Name: Uppal Khalsa
Date: ca. 1600-1699 CE
Subject: General view


This Kos Minar at Uppal Khalsa in Jalandhar district of Punjab is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located approximately 200 metres south of the Nakodar–Nurmahal stretch of the Grand Trunk Road. It was constructed in the seventeenth century of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and survives in a well-maintained condition, with fencing provided around the structure.Kos Minar, Uppal Khalsa, Punjab