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, Narela, Delhi

The Kos Minar at Narela, North Delhi, is a Mughal-period structure dating to 1600–1699 CE. Constructed of brick with lime mortar, the monument is maintained by the Department of Archaeology, Government of N.C.T. of Delhi.

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Kos Minar, Naurangabad, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located in agricultural fields to the north of the Tarn Taran–Kapurthala Road in Naurangabad, Tarn Taran district of Punjab, with a rest house situated to its west. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is listed as protected by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Museums, Punjab and has some surface deterioration, vegetation growth, and limited physical access.

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Kos Minar, Nizamuddin, Delhi

The Kos Minar at Nizamuddin East (National Zoological Park), South-East Delhi, is a Mughal-period structure dating to 1600–1699 CE. Built of rubble masonry with lime mortar, the monument is protected and maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India (Delhi Circle).

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Kos Minar, Nurdi, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located in agricultural fields south of the Chabal–Attari Road in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, opposite the tomb and sarai (rest house) at Nurdi. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is unprotected and survives in complete form, with minor surface blackening and loss of lime plaster visible.

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Kos Minar, Panchi Gujran, Haryana

The Kos Minar at Panchi Gujran, Sonipat district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period structure dating to 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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Kos Minar, Panipat (Taraf Afghan), ...

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). 

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