Name of Monument: Attock Fort
Location: Shahdara, Attock
Province: Punjab
Period of Construction: 1581-83
Materials of Construction and finishes: Brick and Stone
Attock fort is also important structure built on the right bank of river Indus under the supervision of Khwaja Shams ud Din Khwafi to prevent the attack of Afghan tribes The fort was built by Akbar in 1581 AD on his return from an expedition against his brother Mirza Hakim, Governor of Kabul, who had invaded the Punjab. He gave it the name of Attak Banaras in contradistinction to that of Katak Banaras, the chief fort at the other extremity of his empire. The fort wall about two and half kilometer in circumference is a fine representation of Military Architecture. The fort has four impressive gates and are named as Lohari gate, Delhi gate, Kabuli gate and Mori gate. It’s stone wall rhythmically dotted with battlements and machicolations descend in step with contour of the hills up to the river, ending into a gate facing the river front. Nearby the village he also established a village of fishermen today known as Mohalla Malahan (Fishermen settlement).
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