Grand Trunk Road sites

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Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road is part of the Tentative list of India in order to qualify for inclusion in the World Heritage List. This site (or parts of it) has already been inscribed under Red Fort WHS.

The Sites along the Grand Trunk Road represent a British colonial road system connecting Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Parts of this cultural and trade route already existed in earlier periods, from the 4rd century BC on, hence the three other names for it. The propsoal includes 93 locations.

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Gurmeet Sangha Rai

India - 19-Apr-14 -

CRCI (India) Pvt Ltd, a consultancy firm that specialises in cultural heritage conservation and management is in the process of preparing a conservation and a tourism development plan for the historic sites on the Badshahi Sadak in Punjab. A website dedicated to this part of the road and its heritage sites www.thegtroad.com has been designed by CRCI . The site has information on the Mughal period heritage along the road in Punjab. The work is under progress .

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Full Name
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road
Country
India
Added
2015
Type
Cultural
Categories
Human activity - Transport and Trade
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By ID

Site History

2015 Revision

Includes former TWHS Sites along the Badshahi Marg - The Grand Trunk Road (2014)

2015 Revision

Includes former TWHS Akbar's Tomb, Sikandara (1985-1994) and its predecessor Sikandra - Akbar's tomb (1981)

2015 Added to Tentative List

2014 Revision

As 'Sites along the Badshahi Marg - The Grand Trunk Road': includes former TWHS Tomb of Sher Shah Suri, Sasaram, Bihar (1998)

Site Links

Unesco Website: Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road

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The site has 92 locations

Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Ancient Site and Buddhist Stupa (Sanghol) Fatehgarh Sahib (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Ancient site in (Ropar) Rupnagar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Ancient site at Firozpur (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Ancient site at Bathinda (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Ancient site. Rambagh Gate and Road. Summer Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Pul Kanjri. Sarai Khwaspur. Old Tehsil (Ajnala) at Amritsar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Ancient site. Commissioner's Residence at Jalandhar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Ancient site. Kos Minar (Khanna). Kos Minar (Sunnahwal/ Sanehwal). Mughal Sarai (Doraha). Sarai Lakshari Khan at Ludhiana (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Attari (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Site and Kos Minar at Rajgarh (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Gateway of the Old Sarai ? Akbar or Jahangir on the Old Delhi Lahore Road (Amanat Khan). 3N (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Ancient site. Gateway of the Old Sarai - Akbar or Jahangir on the Old Delhi Lahore Road and Mosque at Fatehabad (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Kos Minars on Old Badshahi Highway from Delhi to Lahore (Bir Pind), Mughal Bridge and Sarai including Gateway (Dakhni). Tomb of Muhammad Momin and Haji Jamal. Nakodar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Sarai including Gateway. Kos Minars on Old Badshahi Highway from Delhi to Lahore . (Chima Kalan) Nurmahal (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Theh Gatti Mound (Nagar) and Ancient Mound (Katpalon). Phillaur Fort at Phillaur (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Hadira Sultanpur Lodhi, Moorish Mosque and Gol Kothi at Kapurthala (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Aam Khas Bagh. Mosque Bhagat Sadna Kasai. Jahaji Haveli (Todar Mal) at Sirhind (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Tomb of Ustad. Talania, Tomb of Shagird (Talani), Tomb of Amir Ali. (Dera Meer Mian). Fatehgarh Sahib (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Kos Minar.N (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Punjab Mughal Sarai. Sambhu. Patiala (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Buddhist Stupa at Chaneti. Yamunanagar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Ancient site at Sirsa (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Ancient site at Agroha (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Ancient site at Hansi (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Ancient site at Rohtak (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Ancient site at Pehowa (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Ancient site, Kos Minar and Cantonment at Ambala (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Ancient site at Topra (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Ancient site at Sugh (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Kosminar, Faridabad- os (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Gateway of Old Mughal Sarai (Gharaunda), Mughal bridge. os Kos Minars. Cantonment Church Tower and European Soldier?s Grave at Karnal (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Thanesar Sarai (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Kosminar, Kurukshetra- 9N (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Haryana Kosminar, Panipat- 6N (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttarakhand Ancient site at Kalsi (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttarakhand Ancient site at Rishikesh (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttarakhand Ancient site at Haridwar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttarakhand Ancient site at Kashipur (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Delhi Ashokan Pillars (Ferozabad. RidgeN (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Delhi Red Fort (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Delhi Purana Quila. Humayun's Tomb. Sher shah's gate with the adjoinining curon walls and Bastions and the remains of the double line of structure to its front. opposite Puran Qila (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Delhi The Moti Gate of Sher Shah Suri and Kos Minar (Babarpur Bazipur/Kakanagar) (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Delhi Gateways and enclosure of Badarpur Sarai. Kos Minars at Badarpur (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Delhi Kosminar at Village Kotla Mahigiran (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Rajasthan Ancient site at (Bairat) Viratnagar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Moradhwaj (Bijnaur) (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ashokan Pillar at Kosambi and Allahabad (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Mathura (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Agra (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Bateshwar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Chakranagar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Kalpi (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Musanagar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Jajmau (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Kaushambi (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Jhusi (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Lakshagriha (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Pillar Inscription at Sarnath.N (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Ahraura (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Latif Shah (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Ratan Pura. Mau (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Hastinapur (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Meerut (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Lakhimpur/Lakhmapur (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Ahichchatra (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Sravasti (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Ayodhya (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Lucknow (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Ancient site at Kushinagar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Buddhist Stupa at Pawa (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Firozabad (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Agra Fort. Kos Minars on Agra - Fatehpur Sikri Road. Tomb of Salabat Khan. Itibari Khan's Mosque. Chauburji of the temporary Burial place of the emperor Babur. together with the Chabutra on which it stands. Statute of Akbar's Horse on the Agra-Sikandara Road (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Uttar Pradesh Akbar's Tomb. Sikandara (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Ancient Buddhist sites at Bodh Gaya (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Ashokan edicts at Lauriya-N (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Minor Rock Edicts at Mahasthan (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Minor Rock Edicts. Tomb of Sher Shah Suri. Shergarh Fort . Tomb of Alabal Khan at Sasaram (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Ashokan Pillar edicts at Vaishali. Bihar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Ancient site at Champa/Bhagalpur (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Ancient site at Rampurwa (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Ancient site at Areraj (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Ancient site at Rajgir (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Ancient site at (Patliputra) Patna (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Ancient site at Nalanda (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Caves at Barabar (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Tomb of Shamsher Khan and Fort of Daud Khan (Daudnagar). Aurangabad (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Bihar Tomb of Hasan Shah Suri and Rohtasgarh fort. Rohtas (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: Jharkhand Topchanchi Town (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: West Bengal Ancient site at Chandraketugarh (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: West Bengal Tamralipti or Tamluk (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: West Bengal Tomb of Baharam Sakka. Sher Afghan and Nawab Qutabuddin. Burdwan (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: West Bengal Badsahi or Hussain Shai mosque at Nutanhat (T)
Sites along the Uttarapath, Badshahi Sadak, Sadak-e-Azam, Grand Trunk Road: West Bengal Hussain Shah mosque at Kulutia (T)

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