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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

The Kos Minar at Zainpur, Kurukshetra 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).