Kos Minar, Kotban, UP
  • Kos Minar, Kotban, UP
  • Kos Minar, Kotban, UP
  • Kos Minar, Kotban, UP
Kos Minar, Kotban, UP

A Mughal-period distance marker located in agricultural fields about 150 metres west of the Grand Trunk Road, with Kotwan village to its north, in 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 and stands on a low square platform, with merlons on the octagonal base and small square openings on its surface. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).