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Bhagla Fort

PunjabFortProtected
A mud brick fort measuring 39m from north to south and 58m east to west with an 3m wide entrance on the eastern side. The fortification wall is 2m thick and the corner bastions survive to a maximum height of 6m. Remains of several structures exist inside the fort. It was reportedly built in 1767 CE, by one Ali Murad Khan Pirjani.
Record ID
6954
Province / territory
Punjab
District
Rahim Yar Khan
Typology
Monument
Subtype
Fort
Period
Historic
Legal status
Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
Coordinates
28.26944, 70.50917 — source-provided, not field-verified
Verification status
source_record; automatically_standardized; verification_required
Sources
Mughal, Mohammad Rafique. (1997). Forts in Cholistan. Ancient Cholistan, Archaeology and Architecture.

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