Burail Fort

Burail Fort
	Part of Chandigarh
	Chandigarh, India
	Historical Burail Fort South East side piller
	Burail Fort
Coordinates	30°42′27″N 76°45′40″E
Type	Fort
Site information
Open to; the public	Yes
Site history
Built by	Mughals
Materials	Small Nanakshahi bricks
Battles/wars	Sikh Khalsa Army of Banda Singh Bahadur with Mughal Faujdar
Events	1712

Burail Fort is a fort situated in present Sector 45 of Chandigarh, India. It was built during the Mughal period.[1] It remained under the control of Mughal Faujdar up till 1712 CE. The Faujdar was very harsh to the public. He used to keep every newly married woman with him for few days before sending to her husband. People complained to Banda Singh against him. Banda sent Khalsa Army who captured the fort and killed the Faujdar.

Gallery

Northeast side pillar
Northwest side pillar
Southwest side pillar
Ruined gate
Brief history of the fort in the Punjabi language

References

Dhillon, Harish (2013). First Raj of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Banda Singh Bahadur. Hay House, Inc. p. 96. ISBN 978-93-81398-39-5 – via Google Books.

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[Dhillon2013-1] Dhillon, Harish (2013). First Raj of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Banda Singh Bahadur. Hay House, Inc. p. 96. ISBN 978-93-81398-39-5 – via Google Books.