Site Name: Panipat (Taraf Afghan)
Date: ca. 1600-1699 CE
Subject: General view


A Mughal-period distance marker located in an
open ground in Sector 25, Part II, in the southern part of Panipat, Haryana,
and locally referred to as Taraf Unsar (Taraf Afgan). Probably constructed
between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks with
rubble masonry and lime mortar, and stands on a brick platform with a ring
moulding between the octagonal base and cylindrical shaft. It has small square
openings and a row of sunken panels near the top of the octagonal base. The
monument was notified as a protected structure on December 1, 1914, and is
protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).