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, Semri, UP

This distance marker is a located in an agricultural field about 130 metres west of the old Grand Trunk Road, opposite Sanskriti University, near Semri, Mathura district of Uttar Pradesh. 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, with merlons, ring moulding, and a bulb-like finial at the top. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle); however, surface blackening, cracks, loss of plaster, and deteriorated bricks are visible, and dense thorny vegetation around the structure made access difficult at the time of photography.

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Kos Minar, Sewah, Haryana

The Kos Minar at Sewah, Panipat 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, Shampur, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located in agricultural fields to the south of the Nurmahal–Phillaur stretch of the Grand Trunk Road in Shampur in Jalandhar district of Punjab. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and survives in good condition; however, access is limited due to surrounding fields.

 

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Kos Minar, Sonipat (Ganaur Road), H...

The Kos Minar at Sonipat (Ganaur Road), Sonipat 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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Kos Minar, Sultanpur Lodhi, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located to the north of the caravansarai (rest house) near the bus stand at Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district of Punjab. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is unprotected and survives in generally good condition, though vegetation growth and the presence of a peepal tree adjacent to the structure pose risks to its stability.

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Kos Minar, Tarn Taran, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located in the Shri Ram temple complex in Tarn Taran (Leprosy Colony) in Punjab. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument unprotected, survives in fair condition, with plaster intact on the lower portion and exposed brickwork visible on the upper section.

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