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, Jhattipur, Haryana

The Kos Minar at Jhattipur (Jatipur), Panipat 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 erected along the Agra–Lahore highway. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

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Kos Minar, Kailash Nagar, UP

A Mughal-period distance marker located on the Grand Trunk Road in Kailash Nagar in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably constructed in the 17th century CE, the octagonal structure is built of lakhori bricks with lime mortar and plaster. It is the first Kos Minar on the Grand Trunk Road from Agra towards Lahore. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle); the Mahavir Baba Temple stands immediately to its south.

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Kos Minar, Karamjitpur, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a seventeenth century Mughal-period distance marker located in agricultural fields to the west of Karamjitpur village in Kapurthala district of Punjab. The structure has an octagonal base with a tapering cylindrical shaft and is built of lakhori bricks. The monument is unprotected and survives in a deteriorated condition, with exposed brickwork and extensive overgrowth of peepal and banyan roots; a small well is located nearby.

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Kos Minar, Kiraoli, UP

A Mughal-period distance marker located at Kiraoli in Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).

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Kos Minar, Kitham, UP

A Mughal-period distance marker located about 120 metres north of the Grand Trunk Road at Kitham, Agra district of Uttar Pradesh. Probably constructed in the 17th century CE, the octagonal structure is built of lakhori bricks with lime mortar and plaster. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).

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Kos Minar, Kiwana, Haryana

The Kos Minar at Kiwana, Panipat district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period structure dating to c. 1600–1699 CE. Constructed of lakhori bricks with lime mortar, the monument is protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

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