Heritage record
Mirgarh Fort
PunjabFortProtected
It was built by Nur Muhammad Khan, son of Jan Khan in 1799 CE and completed in three years. The fort is built of burnt bricks 23cm x 15cm x 4cm, it is square in plan, measuring 28m on each side and possesses seven bastions. Remains of an outer rampart of mud can still be seen, a well inside the fort exists which is now filled up. In addition, six wells outside the fort reportedly contain sweet water.
- Record ID
- 7002
- Province / territory
- Punjab
- District
- Bahawalnagar
- Typology
- Monument
- Subtype
- Fort
- Period
- Historic
- Legal status
- Not Protected — UNVERIFIED; no statute or notification cited
- Coordinates
- 29.17417, 72.55417 — 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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