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As a King would Treat a King
Jhelum is located at the base of the Potohar Range, overlooking the endless green fields of the Punjab. Alexander the great crossed the river at this place and fought with Raja Poras, whom the famous quotation is related to, when he answered the Alexander,
“As a king would treat a king”
The famous Rohtas Fort, built by Sher Shah Suri is also located here which, is still standing against all odds. only 7 Km drive from Grand Trunk Road to this gigantic fort. Founded on steep rocks jutting into the river Kahan. Sher Shah Suri named Qila Rohtas after the famous Rohtasgarh Fort in Shahabad district near Baharkunda, Bihar which he captured from the Raja of Rohtas Hari Krishan Rai in 1539.
Sher Shah Suri died before the completion of this magnificent structure.
A Day trip to this place is always a delight, specially in winters when mists are around. The view above is of Langar Khani gate, from here a path goes to tomb of a lady called Khair Un Nisa.
Until the construction of the new Grand Trunk Road, Rohtas was a halting place on the main Peshawar-Lahore road.
Taken: Outside Langar Khani Gate, Rohtas Fort, Jehlum, Punjab, Pakistan
As a King would Treat a King
Jhelum is located at the base of the Potohar Range, overlooking the endless green fields of the Punjab. Alexander the great crossed the river at this place and fought with Raja Poras, whom the famous quotation is related to, when he answered the Alexander,
“As a king would treat a king”
The famous Rohtas Fort, built by Sher Shah Suri is also located here which, is still standing against all odds. only 7 Km drive from Grand Trunk Road to this gigantic fort. Founded on steep rocks jutting into the river Kahan. Sher Shah Suri named Qila Rohtas after the famous Rohtasgarh Fort in Shahabad district near Baharkunda, Bihar which he captured from the Raja of Rohtas Hari Krishan Rai in 1539.
Sher Shah Suri died before the completion of this magnificent structure.
A Day trip to this place is always a delight, specially in winters when mists are around. The view above is of Langar Khani gate, from here a path goes to tomb of a lady called Khair Un Nisa.
Until the construction of the new Grand Trunk Road, Rohtas was a halting place on the main Peshawar-Lahore road.
Taken: Outside Langar Khani Gate, Rohtas Fort, Jehlum, Punjab, Pakistan