Burail Fort

Burail Fort
Burail Fort
Chandigarh, India
	Historical Burail Fort South East side piller
Site information
Type	Fort
Open to the public	Yes
Location
	India
	Burail Fort Location within Punjab
Coordinates	30°42′27″N 76°45′40″E / 30.70750°N 76.76111°E
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 Burail, Sector 45 of Chandigarh, India.^[when?] It was built during the Mughal period. It remained under the control of the Mughal Faujdar up till 1712 CE. Banda Singh sent the Khalsa Army which 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.
↑ Verma, L. (January 2023). "Heritage Education as a Tool for Public Engagement: A Case Study of Forts Near Chandigarh". Speaking Archaeologically. VI (1): 101–120.

[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.

[2] Verma, L. (January 2023). "Heritage Education as a Tool for Public Engagement: A Case Study of Forts Near Chandigarh". Speaking Archaeologically. VI (1): 101–120.