Kos Minar & Unidentified Tomb, Sikandra, UP
  • Kos Minar & Unidentified Tomb, Sikandra, UP
  • Kos Minar & Unidentified Tomb, Sikandra, UP
  • Kos Minar & Unidentified Tomb, Sikandra, UP
Kos Minar & Unidentified Tomb, Sikandra, UP

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.