GT Road
| Grand Trunk Road | |
|---|---|
| GT Road | |
| Route information | |
| Established by Ashoka | |
| Length: | 2,500 km (1,600 mi) |
| Existed: | before 322 BCE – present |
| History: | Maurya Empire |
| Time period: | c. 322 and 187 BCE |
| Cultural significance: |
South Asian history |
| Known for: | Kos Minar, Dhaba, Ashoka, Sher Shah Suri |
| Major junctions | |
| East end: | Chittagong, Bangladesh |
| West end: | Kabul, Afghanistan |
| Highway system | |
The Grand Trunk Road is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For more than two millennia, it has linked South Asia with Central Asia. It runs from Chittagong, Bangladesh west to Howrah, West Bengal in India, then across Northern India through Delhi, passing from Amritsar. From there, the road continues towards Lahore and Peshawar in Pakistan, finally terminating in Kabul, Afghanistan.
The route spanning the Grand Trunk (GT) road existed during the reign of Chandragupta Maurya, extending from the mouth of the Ganges to the north-western frontier of the Empire. The predecessor of the modern road was rebuilt by Sher Shah Suri, who renovated and extended the ancient Mauryan route in the 16th century. The road was considerably upgraded in the British period between 1833 and 1860.
It coincides with current N1 (Chittagong to Dhaka), N4 & N405 (Dhaka to Sirajganj), N507 (Sirajganj to Natore) and N6 (Natore to Rajshai towards Purnea in India) in Bangladesh; NH12 (Rajshahi to Purnea), NH27 (Purnea to Patna), NH19 (Agra to Patna) and NH44 (Agra to Amritsar towards Lahore in Pakistan) in India; NH5 (Lahore to Peshawar and Khyber Pass towards Jalalabad in Afghanistan) in Pakistan and AH1 (Torkhan-Jalalabad to Kabul) in Afghanistan.
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