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The Kos Minar at Sonipat (Ganaur Road), Sonipat 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).
This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal
distance marker located to the north of the caravansarai (rest house) near the
bus stand at Sultanpur Lodhi in Kapurthala district of Punjab. Constructed in
the seventeenth century, it is built of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The
monument is unprotected and survives in generally good condition, though
vegetation growth and the presence of a peepal tree adjacent to the structure
pose risks to its stability.
This Kos Minar is a Mughal-period octagonal
distance marker located in the Shri Ram temple complex in Tarn Taran (Leprosy
Colony) in Punjab. Constructed in the seventeenth century, it is built of
lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument unprotected, survives in fair
condition, with plaster intact on the lower portion and exposed brickwork
visible on the upper section.
A Mughal-period distance marker located about
5 kilometres west of the Delhi–Multan Road (Old Grand Trunk Road), behind the
Pathak Petrol Pump on Salarpur Road at Thanesar, Kurukshetra, Haryana. Probably
constructed between 1600 and 1699 CE, the octagonal tower is built of lakhori
bricks bonded with lime mortar and has a ring moulding and band between the
octagonal base and cylindrical shaft. The monument is protected by the
Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and was repaired in 1993–94;
it remains well maintained, though surface blackening and the adjacent peepal
tree pose structural concerns.
The Kos Minar in Tut Kalan village in
Jalandhar district of Punjab is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker
located just beside the road. 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 provided around the structure.
This Kos Minar at Uppal Khalsa in Jalandhar district of Punjab is a Mughal-period octagonal distance marker located approximately 200 metres south of the Nakodar–Nurmahal stretch of the Grand Trunk Road. It was constructed in the seventeenth century of lakhori bricks set in lime mortar. The monument is protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (Chandigarh Circle) and survives in a well-maintained condition, with fencing provided around the structure.Kos Minar, Uppal Khalsa, Punjab