Friday 23 August 2019

Sohail Gate, Rohtas Fort Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan

Sohail Gate Rohtas Fort Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan

These are photographs of English/Urdu commemorative board and Sher Shah Suri's time Sohail Gate Rohtas Fort Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan. Sohail Gate Rohtas Fort Jhelum derives its name from a Saint names Sohail Bukhari buried in the South Western bastion of the gate. It is written on commemorative board erected near Sohail Gate Rohtas Fort:

'Sohail Gate

This gate is the best example of Masonry in use in the time of Sher Shah. It derives its name from a Saint names Sohail Bukhari buried in the South Western bastion of the gate.

It has an inner and an outer arch which is decorated with beautiful and simple motifs of Sunflower. The doorway consists of a central archway placed within large arched recess. The upper portion of the gateway has been converted into a Museum.

Directorate General of Archeology, Govt. of The Punjab. "

Courtesy by Ch. Tanveer Khan Sahib

Sources:

1- Commemorative board.



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