Sialkot Fort
Автор:
Jesse Russell,Ronald Cohn, 90 стр., издатель:
"Книга по Требованию", ISBN:
978-5-5114-3415-5
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sialkot Fort is one of the oldest forts in Pakistan. The city of Sialkot, which is one of the oldest cities of Pakistan (more than 5000 years old), has historical significance due to the Fort, The well-known historian, Diayas Jee, has stated that Raja Salban re-established Sialkot city around the 2nd century CE. and ruled over the area between the rivers Ravi and Chenab. Salban built the Sialkot Fort (which, at the time, had double walls) for the defence of the city. Raja Salban, supposedly, used more than 10,000 laborers and masons for the repair and extension of the Fort with huge stone slabs and rocks which were brought to the location from Pathankot. This work was completed in a stipulated period of two years, at which point, the fort had two huge walls and 12 bastions. Raja Salbahan had a great respect for his wife, Rani Achchran, and loved her very much, so he built a very attractive palace for her which was (approximately) 9 square...