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The Kos Minar at Panchi Gujran, Sonipat
district, Haryana, is a Mughal-period structure dating to 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 in an
open ground in Sector 25, Part II, in the southern part of Panipat, Haryana,
and locally referred to as Taraf Unsar (Taraf Afgan). 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. It has small square
openings and a row of sunken panels near the top of the octagonal base. The
monument was notified as a protected structure on December 1, 1914, and is
protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).
This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period distance
marker located within the backyard of a residence in Patarsi Kalan village in
Fatehgarh Sahib district of Punjab. The minar dates to the seventeenth century
and has been recorded historically by Lieutenant William Barr (1839 CE). The
monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle)
and survives in a well-maintained condition, with access facilitated by local
residents.
The Kos Minar at Rajgarh 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).
The Kos Minar at Rajpur, Sonipat district,
Haryana, is a Mughal-period structure dating to 1600–1699 CE. Constructed of
lakhori bricks with lime mortar, the monument is protected and maintained by
the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle).
