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{{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}}{{Infobox historic site|name=Mughal Serai, Shambhu|native_name=|native_language=|image=|caption=|locmapin=|coordinates=|location=Shambhu, [[Patiala]], [[Punjab]]|area=|built=16th century|architect=|architecture=|governing_body=|owner=|designation1=|designation1_offname=|designation1_date=|designation1_number=|designation2=|designation2_offname=|designation2_date=|designation2_number=|designation3=|designation3_offname=|designation3_date=|designation3_number=|designation4=|designation4_offname=|designation4_date=|designation4_number=|designation5=|designation5_offname=|designation5_date=|designation5_number=|type=}}'''Mughal Serai''' is a [[caravanserai]] situated at village [[Shambhu]] on [[Grand Trunk Road|Sher Shah Suri Marg]], near [[Rajpura]] at {{coord|30.435|N|76.685|E|display=inline,title}}.

==History==
The serai was built during [[Sher Shah Suri|Sher Shah Suri's]] reign along with many others caravanserais during the construction of Grand Trunk Road in the 16th century.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mapsofindia.com/punjab/tourism/mughal-sarai-shambhu.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2010-03-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622052337/http://www.mapsofindia.com/punjab/tourism/mughal-sarai-shambhu.html |archive-date=2011-06-22 }}</ref> It provided shelter to travelers on the journey between [[Lahore]] and [[Delhi]].

Sher Shah paid great attention to the development of the means of communication and transportation. His name is intimately associated with the construction of roads and highways on a large scale. The longest of his roads was the one running from Sunargaon to the Indus. Besides this, there were many other important roads which were so dexterously planted that they linked almost all the strategic cities of the empire to the Imperial Capital. Of them, three deserve specific mention at this place: (1) from Agra to Burhanpur, (2) from Agra via Bianah to the borders of Marwar, and (3) from Lahore to Multan. On both sides of these roads shady trees were planted and at intervals serais were constructed for the comfort and convenience of travellers. Each of the serais had a well, a mosque and a garden in it. It was looked after by a set of officers, viz., r *a,h Imam, a Mu'azzin and some watermen, appointed by the State* Inside.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Jaffar|first=S. M.|url=http://archive.org/details/mughalempirefrom032770mbp|title=The Mughal Empire From Babar To Aurangzeb|date=1936-00-00|publisher=S.Muhammad Sadiq Khan.|others=Osmania University, Digital Library Of India}}</ref>

==Preserved landmark==
It has been well-maintained by the Punjab Archaeology Department<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201982-83%20A%20Review.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=24 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920072437/http://asi.nic.in/nmma_reviews/Indian%20Archaeology%201982-83%20A%20Review.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> as a tourist spot.<ref>http://punjabrevenue.nic.in/gaz_ptl23.htm</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/govt-to-develop-three-mughal-serais-as-wedding-destinations/606177.html|title=Govt to develop three Mughal serais as wedding destinations|work=The Tribune India|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nripunjab.gov.in/mughal-mughal-serai.htm|title=Mughal Serai, Shambhu {{!}} Mughal Architecture {{!}}|website=nripunjab.gov.in|access-date=2018-12-27}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Tourism in Punjab, India]]
*[[Serai Nurmahal]]

==References==
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[[Category:Buildings and structures in Punjab, India]]
[[Category:Mughal architecture]]
[[Category:Ruins in India]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Patiala]]
[[Category:Caravanserais in India]]

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