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Kos Minar 23, Khatella Sarai, Harya...

A Mughal-period distance marker located west of the Grand Trunk Road/National Highway 44 at Khatella, Palwal district of  Haryana. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar and stands on a brick platform, with small square openings on its surface. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle), has been restored, and is enclosed by fencing.

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Kos Minar 24, Mundkati, Haryana

A Mughal-period distance marker located in agricultural fields about 250 metres west of the Grand Trunk Road/National Highway 44 at Mundkati, Palwal, Haryana. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar and has an octagonal base with small square openings. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle), though no signboard was present at the time of photography. It is well maintained despite minor surface blackening and loss of plaster.

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Kos Minar 25, Banchari, Haryana

The Kos Minar 25 at Banchari, Palwal 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).

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Kos Minar 27, Bhulwana, Haryana

A Mughal-period distance marker located west of the old Grand Trunk Road/National Highway 44 at Kheda, Palwal, Haryana. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar and stands on a brick platform, with its base now lower than the present road level. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and is enclosed by fencing on three sides.

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Kos Minar near Sarai Dakhni, Punjab

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located amid agricultural fields to the north-west of Sarai Dakhni in a village field near Mahlian Kalan in Jalandhar district of Punjab. Probably constructed between 1630 and 1658 CE, 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, restored and well-maintained, with fencing provided around the structure.

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Kos Minar near Sarai Lashkar Khan, ...

This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located near Sarai Lashkar Khan at Kot Panaich (Link Road) in Ludhiana district of Punjab. It was probably constructed in 1669–70 contemporaneous to the rest house Sarai Lashkar Khan. It is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).

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