Rohtas Fort
Pakistan · Punjab · 300 m
Description
Rohtas was thrown up by Sher Shah Suri between 1541 and 1548 to hold the road between the Punjab and Kabul and to keep the Mughal Humayun out of it. Four kilometres of wall follow the contour of a spur above the Kahan stream, with twelve gates and sixty-eight bastions, and none of it was ever taken by assault. UNESCO listed it in 1997 as an exceptional example of early Muslim military architecture in Central and South Asia. Sohail Gate is the one still fully standing. Villagers farm inside the walls. Sher Shah died before it was finished and the Mughals took it without a shot.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 day
Travel season
Best time to visit: November – March
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Highlights
- Sohail Gate
- Walk along the four kilometres of wall
- Rani Mahal inside the walls
- Kabuli Gate above the stream
- Baoli stepwells cut into the rock
- Shahi Mosque by the Kabuli Gate
- Haveli Man Singh lookout
- Village life inside the fortress
Getting there
- Nearest airports:
- ISB