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The Kos Minar at Kiwana, Panipat 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).

A Mughal-period distance marker located along National Highway 44 (Old Grand Trunk Road), southeast of Kohand, Karnal, Haryana. Probably constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori bricks with rubble masonry and lime mortar, and stands on a brick platform with a ring moulding between the octagonal base and cylindrical shaft. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and remains well maintained, with no major structural damage observed, though its base now lies below the present ground level.

The Kos Minar at Kot Kachhwa Kalan, Ambala district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period distance marker built between 1600 and 1699 CE with lakhori bricks bonded with lime mortar. The structure is unprotected and now largely in ruins, with only remnants of brickwork surviving.

A Mughal-period distance marker located in agricultural fields about 150 metres west of the Grand Trunk Road, with Kotwan village to its north, in 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 on the octagonal base and small square openings on its surface. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Agra Circle).

This Kos Minar in Ludhiana district of Punjab, is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker. 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.

The Kos Minar at Machhonda, Ambala district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period structure dating to c. 1600–1699 CE. Constructed of lakhori bricks with lime mortar, the monument is currently unprotected.