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Fort of Bakhtiyar Khan

Type: Monument - Fort
Province: Sindh
District: Shikarpur
Period: Historic
Relative Chronology: 18th-19th Century CE
Description: The ruins of this fort are found in the Khairpur city in the Burro Mohallah. This was a fortified kot, but recently it is in totally ruined state, only southern wall is left which is occupied by the locals, new houses are also built there. There are twenty eight ruined bastions visible. All the construction is made with mud. This fort is probably associated to Talpur period of Sindh.
Latitude: 27.954693573
Longitude: 68.635982260
Ownership: Private
Legal Status: Not Protected
Title of Publication: Survey and Documentation of Archaeological Sites and Monuments (1995-2001)
Published In: Unpublished Survey by Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums
Year of Publication: 1995-2001
Bibliography/Reference: Federal Department of Archaeology and Museums, Islamabad.
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