Rohtas Fort

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Rohtas Fort is a massive 16th-century fortress in present-day Pakistan, renowned for its formidable defensive architecture and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Label Occurrences
Rohtas Fort canonical 3
Rohtas Fort region 1

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Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
architecturalStyle Afghan architecture ⓘ
Hindu architectural elements ⓘ
Islamic military architecture ⓘ
builtBy Sher Shah Suri ⓘ
builtForPurpose to block the return of Mughal emperor Humayun ⓘ
to suppress the local Gakhar tribes ⓘ
builtInCentury 16th century ⓘ
condition well preserved ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1541 ⓘ
currentUse heritage site ⓘ
tourist destination ⓘ
enclosesArea approximately 70 hectares ⓘ
hasFeature baolis ⓘ
bastions ⓘ
battlements ⓘ
gatehouses ⓘ
granaries ⓘ
massive defensive walls ⓘ
moats ⓘ
mosques ⓘ
palaces ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
stepwells ⓘ
hasGate Kabuli Gate ⓘ
Khwas Khani Gate ⓘ
Langar Khani Gate ⓘ
Mori Gate ⓘ
Pippli Gate ⓘ
Sar Gate ⓘ
Shishi Gate ⓘ
Sohail Gate ⓘ
Talaqi Gate ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
locatedInCountry Pakistan ⓘ
locatedInRegion Punjab ⓘ
locatedNear Jhelum ⓘ
Kahan River ⓘ
Soan River ⓘ
managedBy Department of Archaeology and Museums, Pakistan ⓘ
materialUsed brick ⓘ
stone ⓘ
namedAfter Rohtasgarh Fort in India ⓘ
linked to: Rohtasgarh Fort
nearbySettlement Rohtas village ⓘ
numberOfGates 12 ⓘ
partOf Sher Shah Suri’s defensive network ⓘ
significance one of the largest and most formidable forts in South Asia ⓘ
outstanding example of early Muslim military architecture in Central and South Asia ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1997 ⓘ
wallPerimeter approximately 4 kilometers ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jhelum District → hasHistoricalSite → Rohtas Fort ⓘ
Sarai Alamgir → hasNearbyHistoricalSite → Rohtas Fort region ⓘ
linked to: Rohtas Fort
Jhelum → nearbyArchaeologicalSite → Rohtas Fort ⓘ
subject linked to: Jhelum city
Jhelum → nearbyAttraction → Rohtas Fort ⓘ