Jahangir’s quadrangle through the centuries

we get into the history of this place we learn that the construction of this portion ‘Jahangir’s Quadrangle’ began during the Mughal Emperor Akbar’s rule but was completed by Emperor Jahangir in 1617-18 AD at a cost of 700,000 rupees, this must be a handsome amount in those days for sure! Historians also claim that the sand-stone work depicting animal heads are the work of Emperor Akbar which reveal his approach of tolerance for other religions especially Hinduism, because one of his wives was Hindu whom he loved a lot.
Now let us come to Jahangir’s Quadrangle structure, on the east and the west, the quadrangle is surrounded by a row of dalans (doorways). The front of ‘dalans’ is built with red sand stone having richly carved columns and elaborate brackets in animal shapes and this is an exceptional model of carved and sculptured stone work. I don’t think it is very commonly seen in any other fort here in Pakistan.


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