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


 
Galleries

Kos Minar, Bharowal, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located in agricultural fields to the west of the Tarn Taran–Kapurthala Road in Tarn Taran district of Punjab. 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 survives with visible surface deterioration and vegetation growth.

Collection type:

Galleries

Kos Minar, Bhawani Khera, Haryana

The Kos Minar at Bhawani Khera, Kurukshetra district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period distance marker constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE with lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

Collection type:

Galleries

Kos Minar, Bir Pind, Punjab

Kos Minar, Bir Pind, Punjab This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located in agricultural fields to the south of the Nurmahal–Nakodar road in Bir Pind 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, with fencing around the structure.

Collection type:

Galleries

Kos Minar, Burj, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located along the Chabal–Rajataal Road at Burj village in Tarn Taran district of Punjab, adjacent to the Old Grand Trunk Road amid agricultural fields. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is unprotected and survives in good condition, with minor surface blackening and limited loss of plaster visible.

Collection type:

Galleries

Kos Minar, Chamaru, Punjab

The Kos Minar at Chamaru in Patiala district of Punjab is a Mughal-period distance marker. Built of brick and lime mortar, the minar follows the standard octagonal–cylindrical form with a cylindrical finial at the top. The structure dates to the seventeenth century and is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

Collection type:

Galleries

Kos Minar, Chaumuhan, UP

A Mughal-period distance marker located about 150 metres east of the Grand Trunk Road in the northern part of Chaumuha town, 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 brick platform, with carved merlons on the octagonal base and a ring moulding on the cylindrical shaft; unlike most Kos Minars, its top is flat rather than rounded. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle). At the time of photography in 2025, it was being used by locals for drying and storing cow dung cakes.

Collection type: