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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Kos Minar, Hansali, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located in open ground to the west of the Old Grand Trunk Road in Hansali in Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab. The monument is unprotected and survives in a severely damaged condition, with the upper portion collapsed and the structure leaning, placing it at risk of further failure.

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Kos Minar, Jagdishpur, Haryana

The Kos Minar at Jagdishpur, Sonipat district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period distance marker constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE. Built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar, the octagonal tower follows the standard Kos Minar design. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

 

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Kos Minar, Jasola, Delhi

The Kos Minar at Jasola Vihar (near Apollo Hospital), South-East Delhi, is a Mughal-period structure dating to 1600–1699 CE. Constructed of lakhori brick, rubble, and lime mortar, the monument is maintained by the Department of Archaeology, Government of N.C.T. of Delhi.

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Kos Minar, Jawahri, Haryana

The Kos Minar at Jawahri, Sonipat district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period distance marker constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE. Built of lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar, the octagonal tower represents the standard Kos Minar type. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

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Kos Minar, Jhabal Kalan, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located amid agricultural fields in Jhabal Kalan in Tarn Tran district of Punjab. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is unprotected. 

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Kos Minar, Jhabal Manan, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located in Jhabal Manan in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, approximately 50 metres north-west of the Grand Trunk Road. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar and is distinguished by a surviving red band on its shaft. The monument is unprotected and survives in poor condition, with modern brick repairs at the base, surface blackening, painted advertisements, and later paint applied by locals.

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