Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jehlum in the Pakistani province of Punjab. The fortress was built during the reign of Sher Shah Suri. The fort was also designed to suppress the local Gakhar tribes of the Potohar region. The Gakhar tribes were allies of the Mughal Empire, and refused to recognize the suzerainty of Sher Shah Suri.
The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent. The main fortifications consist of the massive walls, which extend for more than 4 km; they are lined with bastions and pierced by monumental gateways. Rohtas Fort was never stormed by force, and has survived remarkably intact.
The fort is known for its large defensive walls, and several monumental gateways. Rohtas Fort was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997 for being an “exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture of Central and South Asia.”
There’s Mann singh (brother of the emperor Akber’s wife) palace and his court in the fort for the people.
The fort was built using Surkheer, Coal, wild grass and Black gram, almost 300000 people worked on this fort to build and their salary was one coin.
Rohtas fort has a total of 12 gates, the main gate is called Sohail Gate and others are Kabul gate and a Kashmiri gate.
Location
| Rohtas fort, Dina, Jhelum, Punjab 49400, Pakistan |
| Rohtas fort, دینہ, جہلم, پنجاب 49400 |