Najibabad Fort

{{Short description|Historical Fort in Najibabad Uttar Pradesh, India}}

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| name = Najibabad Fort

| partof = Rohilkhand

| location = Najibabad, Uttar Pradesh

| image = Patthargarh fort outside Najibabad, 1814-15.jpg

| caption = Najibabad Fort in 1814

| map_type = India Uttar Pradesh

| map_size = 250

| map_relief = 1

| map_caption = Shown within Uttar Pradesh

| type = Fort

| coordinates = {{coord|29|36|40|N|78|22|07|E|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}}

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| built = 1755; {{age in years|1755}} years ago

| builder = Najib ad-Dawlah

| materials = Stone, lime and lead

| height = {{cvt|40|ft|m|order=flip}}{{citation needed|date=June 2023}}

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| condition = Good

| ownership = Government of India; Archaeological Survey of India

| open_to_public = 10 am to 6 pm

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| occupants = Mughal Empire, British Raj

| battles = Siege of Najibabad (1800)

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Najibabad Fort, also known as Sultana Daku Qila and Pathargarh Fort, is an 18th-century fort in Najibabad, Bijnor district, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was built in 1755 by the Mughal minister Najib ad-Dawlah.{{Cite web |last=Codingest |title=SULTANA DAKU KA QILA OR PATTHAR GARH KA QILA, NAJIBABAD, BIJNORE |url=https://www.studiodharma.in/sultana-daku-ka-qila-or-patthar-garh-ka-qilanajibabadbijnore |access-date=2023-06-26 |website=STUDIO DHARMA |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Najibabad Sultana Fort {{!}} Bijnor {{!}} India |url=https://bijnor.nic.in/tourist-place/najibabad-2/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wright |first=Colin |title=Patthargarh fort outside Najibabad, with the mountains beyond |url=https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/addorimss/p/019addor0004777u00000000.html |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=www.bl.uk}}{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=Arjun |title=When monuments go missing! |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/HiddenHeritage/when-monuments-go-missing/ |access-date=2023-06-21 |issn=0971-8257}}{{Cite web |date=1815-01-01 |title=Patthargarh fort outside Najibabad, 1814-15 |url=https://picryl.com/media/patthargarh-fort-outside-najibabad-1814-15-8e7cd4 |access-date=2023-06-21 |website=British Library |language=en}}

No longer in active military use, the former fort is a Monument of National Importance, administered by the Archaeological Survey of India.{{Cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_uttarpradesh_agra.asp |title=List of Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains of Agra - Archaeological Survey of India |date= |website= |publisher=Archaeological Survey of India |access-date=2016-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721180402/http://www.asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_uttarpradesh_agra.asp |archive-date=21 July 2011 |url-status=dead}}