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Multan Fort

The Multan Fort was a notable military installation and landmark in South Asia built between 800-1000 BC near Multan, Pakistan. The fort had thick walls up to 70 feet high and surrounded an area over 2 square kilometers, protected by a ditch and glacis. Within stood a citadel with 30 towers enclosing structures like mosques, temples, and a palace. The fort was destroyed during British colonial rule in the 19th century.

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Multan Fort

The Multan Fort was a notable military installation and landmark in South Asia built between 800-1000 BC near Multan, Pakistan. The fort had thick walls up to 70 feet high and surrounded an area over 2 square kilometers, protected by a ditch and glacis. Within stood a citadel with 30 towers enclosing structures like mosques, temples, and a palace. The fort was destroyed during British colonial rule in the 19th century.

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Coordinates: 30°11′56″N 71°28′24″E

Multan Fort
The Multan Fort, a military installation, was a landmark of South Asian defence and architecture.
According to some estimates the original fort was built between 800 and 1000 B.C. It was built near the
city of Multan by the Katoch dynasty, in Punjab province, on a hillock separated from the city by the
Ravi River. The fort was destroyed by British forces during British colonial rule.

The fort was notable for both its effectiveness as a defence installation and for its architecture.
Contemporary reports put the walls of the fort at 40 to 70 feet (21 m) high and 6,800 feet (2 km) in
circumference. The fort's 46 bastions included two flanking towers at each of the four gates (the De,
Sikki, Hareri and Khizri Gates). A ditch 25 feet (7.6 m) deep and 40 feet (12 m) wide and an 18-foot
(5.5 m) glacis protected the fort from intruders.

Within the fort stood a citadel flanked by 30 towers, enclosing mosques, a Hindu temple and a Khan's
palace. The citadel was severely damaged by the battering it got from the guns of Maharaja Ranjit Singh
in 1818.

The Fort was originally known as Katochgarh and is attributed to have been built by the Katoch Dynasty.

Contents
Gates
See also
References
External links

Gates
There were four other gates which belong to Kohna Fort of Multan, out of which only first survives.
Qasim Gate
Khizri Gate
Sikhi Gate
Hareri Gate

See also
List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Pakistan
List of forts in Pakistan
List of museums in Pakistan

References
External links
MULTAN: TMA-Archaeology row over Multan heritage (http://www.dawn.com/2004/01/10/loc
al43.htm) Dawn Newspapers, 2004
Multan Fort: Short History (https://web.archive.org/web/20060719233010/http://www.hamar
amultan.com/impplaces.asp)
Multan Fort (http://www.multancity.com/history/places-fort.htm)
Multan Information (https://web.archive.org/web/20100730101939/http://www.tdcp.gop.pk/D
estinations/HistoricalPlaces/Forts/MultanFort/tabid/529/Default.aspx)

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