Hari Parbat Fort

File / Documentation

Name

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Size

2.42 MB

Format

JPEG

Checksum (MD5)

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Creator(s)

patron: original fort by Akbar, Emperor of Hindustan (Indian (South Asian), 1542-1605), patron: 18th century additions by Azim Khan (Pashtun, died 1744)

Indian (South Asian), Islamic

Indian (South Asian)

Time period

creation date: 1592-1598, alteration date: additions, 18th century

creation date: original structure, 1395, other date: destroyed by fire, reconstructed and expanded, 1480, other date: demolished and rebuilt as a two-story structure, 1493, destruction date: destroyed by fire, 1731, creation date: reconstructed by Abul Barkat Khan, after 1731

Location

Site: Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir, India)

Cultural context

Kashmiri

Islamic

Indian (South Asian)

Description

exterior, view along west bank of Jhelum River, with bridge in foreground and spire of mosque and fort in background, 1940

Work type

Bridge (built work)

Mosque

Fort