Attock Fort

Attock Fort is a 16th century fortress in Punjab, Pakistan. It was built at Attock Khurd during the reign of Akbar from 1581 to 1583 under the supervision of Khawaja Shamsuddin to protect the passage of the River Indus.

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Location: 33.8917, 72.2369, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Battle of Chach ⓘ
  1009 battle fought at the banks of the Indus

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  Battle of Indus ⓘ
  battle fought at the Indust river between Khwarazm and the Mongols (1221 AD)

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  Battle of Attock ⓘ
  1758 battle

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  Battle of Attock ⓘ
  1813 battle of the Afghan-Sikh Wars

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  Attock Fort ⓘ
  fort in Punjab, Pakistan

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1580 Attock Fort

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1009 Battle of Chach

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1221 Battle of Indus

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1758 Battle of Attock

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1813 Battle of Attock

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Fort Attock on the Indus. Watercolour sketch by Lieutenant John Frederick Irwin

Attock on the Indus River- From a Drawing - photograph (MET, 2005.100.491.1 (75a))

Attock Fort

A Travelling Camel Carriage from Lahore to Peshawar, Governor General's Camp - photograph by unknown artist (MET, 2005.100.491.1 (75b))

Fort Attock on the Indus. Watercolour sketch by Lieutenant John Frederick Irwin

Painting of a view of Attock in the Punjab, showing part of Attock Fort and the pontoon bridge over the Indus River, British School in India, circa mid-19th century

Watercolour of Attock Fort, by Charlotte Canning, 2 March 1860

Fort Attock

Attock - Picturesque India a handbook for European travellers - William Sproston Caine -pg 246

Map of Attock in British India, published in 'A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon' (10th ed., reprint, 1920)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1009	Battle of Chach	battle, Hindu Shahis, Ghaznavids	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1221	Battle of Indus	Mongol Empire, battle, Khwarazmian Empire	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1758	Battle of Attock	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1813	Battle of Attock	battle	Wikidata
site	fort	1580	Attock Fort	military base, fort	Wikidata
commons	image		Fort Attock on the Indus. Watercolour sketch by Lieutenant John Frederick Irwin		Commons
commons	image		Attock on the Indus River- From a Drawing - photograph (MET, 2005.100.491.1 (75a))		Commons
commons	image		Attock Fort		Commons
commons	image		A Travelling Camel Carriage from Lahore to Peshawar, Governor General's Camp - photograph by unknown artist (MET, 2005.100.491.1 (75b))		Commons
commons	image		Fort Attock on the Indus. Watercolour sketch by Lieutenant John Frederick Irwin		Commons
commons	image		Painting of a view of Attock in the Punjab, showing part of Attock Fort and the pontoon bridge over the Indus River, British School in India, circa mid-19th century		Commons
commons	image		Watercolour of Attock Fort, by Charlotte Canning, 2 March 1860		Commons
commons	image		Fort Attock		Commons
commons	image		Attock - Picturesque India a handbook for European travellers - William Sproston Caine -pg 246		Commons
commons	image		Map of Attock in British India, published in 'A Handbook for Travellers in India, Burma and Ceylon' (10th ed., reprint, 1920)		Commons