Attock fort - SSG facility

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giove @ 2009-04-23 10:12:01

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Akbar the Great built Attock Fort from 1581 - 1583 under the supervision of Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi to protect the passage of the Indus. Attock was won by Marathas led by Peshwas (Prime Ministers of Maratha rulers, based in Pune] between 1751-1760. The brother of then Peshwa Balaji Bajirao named Raghunathrao had won Attock. It saw countless battles and skirmishes between the Sikhs and the Afghans in later years.

When Ranjit Singh sought to include the Sikh states south of the Sutlej within his jurisdiction, in 1808 the heads of these states sought and obtained the protection of the British, whose territories had now extended to their neighbourhood. The British sought alliances with Lahore, as well as with Kabul, for protection against supposed French designs on India. A British envoy, Charles Metcalfe, was received by Ranjit at Kasur in 1809 and the alliance was formed. In 1813 Ranjit Singh secured Attock Fort as well as the Koh-i-Noor diamond, consolidating his control over the Punjab.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attock

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Location:

Attock Khurd, Pakistan (PK)
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