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The Kos Minar at Sarai Amanat Khan (Attari
Road), Tarn Taran district of Punjab, is a Mughal-era distance marker designed
to indicate distances along important routes. Built between 1600 and 1699 CE
with lakhori bricks set in lime mortar, this octagonal, pillared monument
features a circular upper section. Located near the caravansarai (rest house)
Sarai Amanat Khan, it likely served as a marker to signal the presence of a
nearby halting station. The Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle)
now protects the monument.
The Kos Minar at Bachre in Tarn Taran district
of Punjab is a seventeenth century Mughal-period distance marker. It is built
of brick and lime mortar and is unprotected and currently in a vulnerable
condition, with tree roots penetrating the base and accelerating structural
deterioration.
