Kos Minar, Ajijpur, UP
  • Kos Minar, Ajijpur, UP
  • Kos Minar, Ajijpur, UP
  • Kos Minar, Ajijpur, UP
Kos Minar, Ajijpur, UP

A Mughal-period distance marker located on the Grand Trunk Road between the main highway and the service road at Ajijapur (also called Azizpur), Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably constructed in the 17th century CE, the octagonal structure is built of lakhori bricks with lime mortar and plaster, with carved merlons on the lower octagonal base and a ring moulding on the cylindrical shaft. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).