Burail Fort

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{{Infobox Military Structure

|name = Burail Fort

|image = Burail fort, Front East side piller, Chandigarh.JPG

|caption =Historical Burail Fort South East side piller

|partof = Chandigarh

|location = Chandigarh, India

|map_type = India Punjab

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|map_caption = India

|type = Fort

|coordinates = {{Coord|30|42|27|N|76|45|40|E|display=inline,title}}

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|builder = Mughals

|materials = Small Nanakshahi bricks

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|open_to_public = Yes

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|battles = Sikh Khalsa Army of Banda Singh Bahadur with Mughal Faujdar

|events = 1712

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Burail Fort is a fort situated in Sector 45 of Chandigarh, India (presently).{{when|date=March 2025}} It was built during the Mughal period.{{cite book|last=Dhillon|first=Harish|title=First Raj of the Sikhs: The Life and Times of Banda Singh Bahadur|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vg89BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT96|year=2013|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-39-5|page=96|via=Google Books}}{{Cite journal |last=Verma |first=L. |date=January 2023 |title=Heritage Education as a Tool for Public Engagement: A Case Study of Forts Near Chandigarh |url=https://www.academia.edu/120638991 |journal=Speaking Archaeologically |volume=VI |issue=1 |pages=101–120}} It remained under the control of the Mughal Faujdar up till 1712 CE.

Gallery

Burail fort, Chandigarh, India 02.JPG|Northeast side pillar

Burail fort, Chandigarh, India 03.JPG|Northwest side pillar

Burail fort, Chandigarh, India 04.JPG|Southwest side pillar

Burail fort, Chandigarh, India 05.JPG|Ruined gate

Burail fort, Chandigarh, India 06.JPG|Brief history of the fort in the Punjabi language

References