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Fort, Payal, Punjab

Fort, Payal, Punjab

The Payal fort is a late eighteenth-century fortified structure located near the town of Payal in Ludhiana district of Punjab. Tentatively dated to around 1771 CE and possibly associated with Maharaja Amar Singh, the fort is constructed of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

Fort, Payal, Punjab

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Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: Entrance walkway leading to the gateway of the fort, bastion on left

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: View of the entrance gateway of the fort

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: View of the entrance gateway of the fort

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view of exterior fortification walls with bastions on the north side

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view of exterior fortification walls with bastions on the north side

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view of exterior fortification walls with bastions on the north side

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: View of the northeast corner bastion

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view of the fortification wall of the forecourt

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view of fortification walls and the southeast corner bastion

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, fortification walls and the northwest corner bastion

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, fortification walls and the northeast corner bastion

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, north and east facade of the square pavilion within the fort

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, right wing of the square pavilion along with fortification wall

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, east facade of the square pavilion within the fort

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, east facade of the square pavilion within the fort

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, east facade of square pavilion within the fort

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: View of south facade of pavilion with extended chamber

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: View of octagonal bastion on northeast corner of pavilion

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: View of entrance gateway of the square pavilion within the fort

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: View of entrance gateway of the square pavilion within the fort

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, courtyard inside the square pavilion with adjacent arched chambers

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, courtyard inside the square pavilion with adjacent arched chambers

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, courtyard inside the square pavilion with adjacent arched chambers

Site Name: Payal (Sahibgarh)

Date: 1771 CE (?)

Subject: General view, courtyard inside the square pavilion with adjacent arched chambers

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