Site Name: Amin
Date: ca. 1600-1699 CE
Subject: General view


A Mughal-period distance marker located beside
the road leading to Amin village, about 700 metres from the settlement, in
Kurukshetra district, Haryana. Probably constructed between c. 1600 and 1699
CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks with rubble masonry and lime
mortar, and has a ring moulding and band between the octagonal base and
cylindrical shaft. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of
India (Chandigarh Circle), was repaired in 1993–94, and remains well maintained
despite minor cracks and surface blackening.