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Rohtas Fort

UNESCO World Heritage Site
Rohtas Fort
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Kabuli Gate, Rohtas Fort.
Location Pakistan
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv
Reference 586
UNESCO region Asia-Pacific
Inscription history
Inscription 1997 (21st Session)

Coordinates: 32°58′7″N 73°34′31″E / 32.96861°N 73.57528°E / 32.96861; 73.57528

Rohtas Fort (Punjabi, Urdu: قلعہ روہتاسQila Rohtas) is a historical garrison fort located near the city of Jhelum in Punjab, Pakistan. It was built under Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, to subdue the rebellious tribes of the northern Punjab region, in the 16th century. This fort is about 4 km in circumference. The Rohtas Fort was built to crush the local Ghakhar tribes of Potohar, who rebelled against the Sur dynasty after the Mughal emperor Humayun was ousted by the former.

It took eight years to build the fort, it was captured by Mughal emperor Humayun in 1555.Nadir Shah, the Turkic ruler of Persia, Afghan ruler Ahmed Shah Abdali and the Maratha army also camped here during their respective campaigns in the Punjab region. Rohtas was also occasionally used for administrative purposes by the Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh after he captured it in 1825.


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