Site Name: Thanesar (Salarpur Road)
Date: ca. 1600-1699 CE
Subject: General view


A Mughal-period distance marker located about
5 kilometres west of the Delhi–Multan Road (Old Grand Trunk Road), behind the
Pathak Petrol Pump on Salarpur Road at Thanesar, Kurukshetra, Haryana. Probably
constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori
bricks bonded with 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) and was repaired in 1993–94;
it remains well maintained, though surface blackening and the adjacent peepal
tree pose structural concerns.