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 Armed Forces.[5][1][6]

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References

  1. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ "بڑجن میں اکبر اعظم کا بنایا ہوا قلعہ مسمار ہو گیا". Daily Pakistan. April 10, 2015.

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