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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Former military installation in Punjab, Pakistan}}<br />
'''The Multan Fort''' was a historic fort in the city of [[Multan]]. According to some estimates the original fort was built by [[Katoch]] Rajput Dynasty of [[Kangra]]{{dn}} or [[Trigarta]] State between 800 and 1000 B.C. However, it was later destroyed. It was rebuilt by [[Ranghar]] chiefs near the city of [[Multan]], on a hillock separated from the city by the Ravi River. The fort was destroyed by British forces during [[British Raj|British colonial rule]].<br />
[[File:Rukn-e-Alam Tomb Multan 1865.jpg|thumb|right|An 1865 picture of [[Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam]], with visible remains of Multan fort at its edge.]]<br />
The fort was notable for both its effectiveness as a defence installation and for its architecture. Contemporary reports put the walls of the fort at 40 to {{convert|70|ft|m}} high and 6,800 feet (2&nbsp;km) in circumference. The fort's 46 [[bastion]]s included two flanking towers at each of the four gates (the De, Sikki, Hareri and Khizri Gates). A ditch {{convert|25|ft|m}} deep and {{convert|40|ft|m}} wide and an {{convert|18|ft|m|sing=on}} [[glacis]] protected the fort from intruders.<br />
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Within the fort stood a [[citadel]] flanked by 30 towers, enclosing [[mosque]]s, a Hindu temple and a [[Khan (title)|Khan]]'s palace. The citadel was severely damaged by the battering it got from the guns in 1818.<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[City Wall of Multan]]<br />
*[[List of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Pakistan]]<br />
*[[List of forts in Pakistan]]<br />
*[[List of museums in Pakistan]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.dawn.com/2004/01/10/local43.htm MULTAN: TMA-Archaeology row over Multan heritage] ''Dawn Newspapers, 2004''<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060719233010/http://www.hamaramultan.com/impplaces.asp Multan Fort: Short History]<br />
* [http://www.multancity.com/history/places-fort.htm Multan Fort]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100730101939/http://www.tdcp.gop.pk/Destinations/HistoricalPlaces/Forts/MultanFort/tabid/529/Default.aspx Multan Information]<br />
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[[Category:History of Multan]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Multan|Fort]]<br />
[[Category:Forts in Punjab, Pakistan]]<br />
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