Site Name: Kot Panaich
Date: 1669-1670 CE
Subject: General view of the sarai
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Sarai Lashkar Khan is a late Mughal caravansarai
or rest house located near Kot Panaich in Ludhiana district of Punjab,
approximately 300 metres southwest of the Grand Trunk Road. An inscription on
the eastern gateway records its construction in 1080 AH (1669–70 CE) by Lashkar
Khan, a Mughal military general under Emperor Aurangzeb. Built of lakhori
bricks with red sandstone and lime mortar, the sarai is planned as a square
enclosure with double-storied gateways, octagonal bastions, rows of cells, a
mosque in the southern half of the courtyard, and two wells. The monument is
protected by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Museums,
Punjab and survives in generally good condition, set within an open rural
landscape, with minor surface weathering and vegetation growth visible.
