History and architecture:
Khairpur is a huge locale of Sindh with a few authentic destinations and landmarks; the fortification of KOTDIJI is one of them. The previous leader of Khairpur state Mir Sohrab Khan Talpur established three fortresses to defend the outskirts of his standard. Those were "Shah Garh", towards Jodhpur - Jaisalmer, "Imam Garh" in the Thar area and "Qilla Ahmedabad" in capital town of Kotdiji.
This nineteenth century Talpur time fortification is arranged around 25 km north wards of area head quarter Khairpur in Kotdiji town was worked between 1785-95.This great fortification produced using klin heated blocks sits on around 110 ft. high semi-roundabout lime stone hillock. Its dividers are 30 ft. high from surface level enveloping the upper most bit of the fortification coming about a tight width fort with edge of 1.8 kms.
Kotdiji fortress has its principle entrance on the east positioned at 90° saving it against any attacking adversary. It's 13 ft. high and 10ft wide solid entryway was made by joining enormous wooden logs having 234 iron spikes fixed in it.
In the wake of going through a bended tight rising way comes the subsequent entryway. It's .... ft high having... Iron spikes fixed.The primary part of this fortress is past third and last door privately known as "Shahi Darwazo" (The Royal entryway).
The Kotdiji stronghold was exclusively planned and worked for guard reason. It was exceptional to offer idiot proof security and experience any intrusion. Other than administrator's home it contained inside the supporting strongholds, watch towers, ammo stop, Mir's Haram, Pavilion for holding Darbar/court and cells or Barracks fighters rank wize.
The stronghold has fifty deliberately raised strongholds for position of little and large cannons just as keep watchful eye over foe development. To keep a character as indicated by their circumstance the strongholds were named so for. A stronghold/Burj other than Shahi Darwazo was named as "Fateh Thul" (Victory Tower) It was so deliberately developed that starting here the majority of the post either above or underneath is in close eye to eye connection of the commandant, for legitimate security check. Different strongholds were named as" Saffan Saffa", " Mulk Maidan", Mariam Burj, Jaisalmeri Burj and Shaheed Badshah Burj. Four major guns were put on them remaining to every heading.
Confronting the Shahi Darwazo there are two rooftops less rooms. Among them one filled in as food ware store and the other one used to be light godown. The noticeable room having little square openings in the dividers were once utilized as light godown of the fortress where the dirt and glass lights were kept, cleaned and fuel filled for each cell. Before it is water lake like spot around 4 mtr profound, estimating around 11 mtr long and 7 mtr wide. Columns remaining inside and post openings show its previous material. It was ammuni-tion warehouse of the fortress where light weapons and explosive was put away.
One of the interesting component of this post is a sand stone made "Structure". Its wonderfully cut curves and the stage draw in the guests eye right away. The than leader of the state used to beauty a court or Darbar and issue some significant request on extraordinary events.
After British attack the managerial workplaces were moved to
Khairpur. Thus forward the significance of Kotdiji post was progressively
declined. In the conditions it was changed over into a focal jail where famous
crooks of the space and from local States were imprisoned. In 1955, after
consolidation of Khairpur state with Pakistan this fortress was given over to
Government by the last ruler Mir Ali Murad Khan Talpur II. Because of
eighteenth Constitutional revision this chronicled landmark went under the
guardianship of Government of Sindh.
Location: Khairpur Sindh
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