Site Name: Sikandra (Maharshipuram Colony)
Date: ca. 1600-1699 CE
Subject: View of the kos minar topped by a finial


A Mughal-period distance marker located south
of the Grand Trunk Road near Kailash Mod, Sikandra (Maharshipuram Colony) in
Agra district of Uttar Pradesh, with Akbar’s Tomb situated to its east.
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. Notably, it is crowned with a red sandstone amalaka-shaped finial. The
monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle). A
domed rectangular tomb of uncertain date and patronage stands immediately west
of the kos minar, built of lakhori bricks with lime mortar and plaster, with
arched niches on its eastern facade.