


Sarai Nurdi is a small Mughal-period caravansarai
(rest house) located in the centre of Nurdi village, south of the Chabal–Attari
Road in Tarn Taran district of Punjab. According to historical accounts, the
sarai was constructed between 1606 and 1608 CE by Amir al-Din, son of Nur
al-Din Quli Isfahani, who served as kotwal of Lahore in the early seventeenth
century. Built of lakhori bricks with glazed tiles and lime mortar, the sarai
was modest in scale and architectural treatment, comprising a simple gateway,
enclosure walls, and a mosque with an undecorated facade. The monument is
unprotected and survives in a severely dilapidated condition, with only the
eastern gateway, parts of the mosque, and fragments of the enclosure walls
remaining.
Sarai Aajmabad is a Mughal-period caravansarai or rest house located to the east of the Grand Trunk Road in the northern part of Mathura town in Uttar Pradesh. Probably founded between the 1642-1645 CE by Azam Khan Mir Muhammad Bakir (also known as Iradat Khan), the sarai was constructed using lakhori bricks, red sandstone, and lime mortar. Now unprotected, the site survives only in fragments, including parts of the eastern wall, a semi-octagonal bastion, modified sarai cells, and a mosque within the enclosure, reflecting significant damage, alteration, and loss over time.
Sarai Shambhu is a Mughal-period caravansarai
or rest house located at Shambhu in Patiala district of Punjab, approximately
100 metres north of the old Grand Trunk Road. Although no inscription records
its patronage, architectural evidence suggests that the sarai was constructed
in the first quarter of the seventeenth century, likely during the reign of
Jahangir. Built primarily of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar, the sarai is
planned as a rectangular fortified enclosure with double-storied gateways on the
east and west, octagonal corner bastions, and semi-circular bastions
reinforcing the northern and southern walls. Rows of traveller cells line the
interior, and a mosque raised on a platform occupies the central area of the
enclosure. The monument is protected by the Department of Cultural Affairs,
Archaeology and Museums, Punjab and survives in good condition, with minor
surface deterioration and signs of vandalism visible in places.
This Mughal-period sarai or rest house is
located in the centre of Sultanpur Lodhi, to the south of the Kali Bein river
and east of the Sultanpur–Kapurthala road in Kapurthala district of Punjab.
Although it bears no inscription, stylistic features place its construction in
the seventeenth century, likely during the reign of Shah Jahan (r. 1628-58).
Built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar, the sarai originally comprised a
rectangular enclosure with corner bastions, a monumental northern gateway,
traveller cells, wells, and a mosque within the courtyard. The monument is
protected by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Archaeology and Museums,
Punjab and survives in a heavily altered state, with only fragments of the
original structure remaining. A portion of the sarai was being used as a police
station and as a dumping ground for scrap vehicles.
The Pukhta Sarai is a rest house at Khail
Mohalla, Palwal district of Haryana and built between 1611 and 1615 CE during
the reign of Emperor Jahangir, and is possibly attributed to Shaikh Farid
Bukhari. Constructed of lakhori bricks and lime mortar, the sarai once served
as a rest house for travellers along the imperial route. Today, only parts of
the structure survive, including the single-storeyed western gateway (known as
the Delhi Darwaza), which is now occupied by shops. The monument is currently
unprotected.
Rani Ki Chattri and Tank at Ballabhgarh,
Faridabad district of Haryana, is a late Mughal-period cenotaph dated to around
1818 CE and commissioned by the widow of Anrudh Singh, Raja of Ballabhgarh.
Constructed of brick and lime mortar with buff-coloured sandstone, the monument
is maintained by the Department of Archaeology and Museums, Haryana.