Type: Archaeological Site - Settlement
Province: Punjab
District: Chakwal
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 1526 - 1857 CE
Description: Kot Sarang was established by Raja Sarang who as the head of Janjuha Rajput family of Kot Sarang. He also ordered to build a fort there under his own name. Later on, this place was conquered by Awans. Kot Sarang is considered an ancient settlement. A word of Sirhing is used today in Iranian army for the rank of Cornel. Its actual name was Kot Sirhing and had been changed to Kot Sarang. Mortimer Wheeler said that an evidence of early stone tools associated to the early man had been gathered from this area which indicated about their occupational skills.
Latitude: 33.033743280
Longitude: 72.381890221
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Tarikh-i-Talagang
Published In: The Golden Book of India
Year of Publication: 1893
Bibliography/Reference: Lethbridge, Sir Roper
