Site Name: Raja Tal (Attari Road)
Date: 1582 CE
Subject: AIIS documentation team near the submerged sluice gate
CENTER FOR ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY
The Tank of Todarmal is a Mughal-period water
structure situated in Raja Tal (Attari Road) in Amritsar district of Punjab,
close to the India–Pakistan border. Constructed in 1582 CE under the patronage
of Raja Todarmal, a diwan in Emperor Akbar’s court, the tank originally
featured stepped ghats on all four sides, with bathing platforms at the corners
and midpoints. Built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar and plaster, the tank
formed the nucleus around which the settlement developed. The structure is unprotected
and survives in a severely deteriorated state, with only fragments of the steps
and walls remaining; the tank has dried up and is now used for farming.
