AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road
  • AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road
  • AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road
  • AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road
AFCP 2023-25, Documentation of 16th-17th Century Mughal Monuments on the Grand Trunk Road


 
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Kabuli Bagh, Panipat, Haryana

The Kabuli Bagh Mosque at Ansar Road, Panipat district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period monument constructed between 1527–1528 CE under Emperor Babur. Built of lakhori brick with lime mortar and red sandstone, the monument is protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

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Khwaja Kafur's Mosque, Sikandra, UP

The Kafur’s Mosque and Stone Horse is an early Mughal-period religious complex located south of the Delhi–Mathura highway in the transport colony area of Sikandra, Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Built between 1605-1613 CE by Itibari Khan, a noble under Emperor Jahangir, the mosque was constructed in honour of the Sufi saint Khwaja Kafur, as recorded in a Persian inscription on its eastern facade. Constructed of lakhori bricks, red sandstone, rubble masonry, and lime mortar, the three-arched, domed mosque is accompanied by the tomb of Khwaja Kafur and a stone horse representing his pet. The monument is protected and restored by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).

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King Sitaram Maharaj Fort/Bacchu Si...

The King Sitaram Maharaj Fort, Kotwan is an 18th-century fortified complex located in the centre of Kotwan village, about 140 metres west of the Grand Trunk Road in Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. Built by Sardar Sitaram Singh Deede of the Deede (Dinda) Jat clan, the fort once formed an important local stronghold between Kosi and Hodal. Constructed of brick, sandstone, stucco, and lime mortar, only parts of the inner fort survive today, including the main gateway and the kachehri (court hall). The monument is protected by the Department of Archaeology Uttar Pradesh.

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Kos Minar & Unidentified Tomb, Sika...

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.

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Kos Minar & Well, Kurtail, Haryana

A Mughal-period distance marker located about 100 metres east of National Highway 44 (Old Grand Trunk Road), behind a factory at Kutail, Karnal, Haryana. 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. The monument was notified as a protected structure on March 27, 1919, and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle). It remains well maintained, with minor cracks and surface blackening visible; a well is situated to the south of the minar.

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Kos Minar (North), Gharaunda, Harya...

A Mughal-period distance marker located about 2.5 kilometres north of Gharaunda, between National Highway 44 (Old Grand Trunk Road) and the railway track in Karnal, Haryana. 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. The monument was notified as a protected structure on December 2, 1914, and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle). It remains well maintained, though minor cracks and surface blackening are visible.

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