Maharaja ranjit singh fort phillaur. See reviews articles and photos of maharaja ranjit singh fort on tripadvisor. Maharaja ranjit singh fort phillaur ludhiana its a average place for 1 hour visit if you in ludhiana you planto visit this place its got dargah where people visit for prayer etc. The phillaur fort is one the most popular historic sightseeing attractions in ludhiana city.
The town of phillaur in which the fort is located owes it origin to a sanghera jat phul who named it after himself as phulnagar. Save up to 378 when you bundle your flight hotel. Maharaja ranjit singh fort phillaur.
Sukhpreet singh udhoke duration. Phillaur fort or maharaja ranjit singh fort is located on the grand trunk road in phillaur punjab india. Phillaur fort which now houses the east punjab police academy was erected by maharaja ranjit singh who ruled from 1799 to 1839.
The phillaur fort has a fascinating history behind it. Phillaur bed and breakfast. Life history maharaja ranjit singh dr.
As is well known the maharaja had signed a treaty with the british in 1809 according to which the river satluj was agreed upon to be the boundary between the territories of the two. During the reign of shah jahan 1628 1658 an imperial sarai was constructed here and in 1809 it was rebuilt as a fort under the rule of maharaja ranjit singh 17801839. Maharaja ranjit singh fort phillaur.
It was designed by dewan mohkam chand with the assistance of ranjit singhs french and italian generals. Book your escape today. Later on the fort was handed over to the police department and now the place is used as a police training centre and.
Things to do in phillaur. Situated on the grand trunk road it has a great historical background. Maharaja ranjit singh fort phillaur.
This fort is situated in the phillaur town of this city which originated from sanghera jat phul. All things to do in phillaur. However i must do visit maharaja ranjit singh war museum approximately 10 km from fort and will amazed to see original tank lmg rocket launcher camel gun mig 27 etc used during kargil and prakarma war.
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