Throchi Fort

Fort in Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Throchi Fort
تھروچی قلعہ
A view of Throchi Fort
LocationKotli District, Pakistan
Architectural style(s)Indo-Islamic, Mughal

Throchi Fort (Urdu: تھروچی قلعہ) is a historical fort in Throchi village of Kotli district in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.[1][2] The fort is situated on a hilltop overlooking the village and surrounding areas.[3]

History

Throchi Fort was constructed between 1425 and 1460, when this region was under control of Jasrat, a Khokhar or Gakhar chieftain.[4] It was strategically positioned to protect the hamlet and its surrounding from prospective invasions and attacks. The fort is under the administration of Pakistan army.[5][1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "گلپر میں واقع قدیم تھروچی قلعہ". Daily Jang.
  2. ^ "Throchi Fort – Department of Tourism".
  3. ^ "قلعہ تھروچی، گل پور آزاد کشمیر ، مرزا فرقان حنیف | پریس فار پیس". March 2, 2021.
  4. ^ Charak, Sukh Dev Singh (1985). A Short History of Jammu Raj: From Earliest Times to 1846 A.D. Ajaya Prakashan.
  5. ^ "بڑجن میں اکبر اعظم کا بنایا ہوا قلعہ مسمار ہو گیا". Daily Pakistan. April 10, 2015.
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