Serai Lashkari Khan located near
Gurdwara Manji Sahib, Kotan (near
Doraha) in
Ludhiana District
Ludhiana district is one of the 23 districts in the Indian state of Punjab, India, Punjab. It is Punjab's largest district by both area and population. Ludhiana, the largest city in Punjab, is the district headquarters.
The main industries are ...
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Punjab, India
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is a historical inn built by
Mughal
Mughal or Moghul may refer to:
Related to the Mughal Empire
* Mughal Empire of South Asia between the 16th and 19th centuries
* Mughal dynasty
* Mughal emperors
* Mughal people, a social group of Central and South Asia
* Mughal architecture
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military general Lashkari Khan, in the reign of
Emperor Aurangzeb in 1667 CE.
History
A specimen of major structural types of Islamic architecture, this is one of many Carvanserais meant to be halting places along the old Mughal highway connecting Agra, Delhi and Lahore. These caravanserais played an important role in economic, cultural and political life but gradually fell in disuse with shifting routes and advent of railroads in the nineteenth century. Many of these disappeared altogether due to modernization and urban expansion.
The historic inn, though, declared as a protected monument has largely been neglected and has been in a dilapidated condition.
In popular media
This Serai was made popular after it was featured in the popular movie ''
Rang De Basanti'' referred to by its acronym RDB. Some tourists started referring to it the RDB fort after that.
See also
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Mughal Serai, Doraha
Mughal Serai, Doraha or Doraha Sarai is located at Doraha in Ludhiana District. Its popularly known as 'Mughal Caravan Serai'. This is often confused with this place as RDB fort (Serai Lashkari Khan). RDB fort, the fort shown in movie Rang De B ...
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Tourism in Punjab, India
The state of Punjab is renowned for its cuisine, culture and history. Punjab has a vast public transportation and communication network.
Punjab receives many religious tourists, as the state is home to some of the holiest places in Sikhis ...
References
Ludhiana district
Tourism in Punjab, India
Mughal caravanserais
Monuments and memorials in Punjab, India
Ruins in India
Caravanserais in India
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