Type: Monument - Gate
Province: Punjab
District: Lahore
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: Bhatti Gate, one of the thirteen gates built by Mughal Emperor Akbar, to protect the Walled City of Lahore. It is one of the two oldest entrance points into the walled city which controlled the only major north-south thoroughfare during Ghaznavid time. Bhati Gate is so called after the Bhattis, a Rajput tribe, a colony of whom originally lived in this quarter. It appears that the present building of gate is of British period.
Latitude: 31.579426292
Longitude: 74.307967279
Ownership: Government of Punjab
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Archaeological Sites and Historical Monuments Protected Under the Antiquities Act, 1975
Published In: Federal Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad
Year of Publication: 1987
Bibliography/Reference: Khan, Ahmad Nabi
