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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort

Punjab Police Academy Campus, Phillaur, Punjab 144410, India

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Place Types Museum
Address Punjab Police Academy Campus, Phillaur, Punjab 144410, India
Coordinate 31.0118356,75.7889343
Website http://www.punjabpoliceacademy.com/maharaja-ranjit-singh-fort-p
Rating 4.4
Compound Code 2Q6Q+PH Phillaur, Punjab, India

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Yuvraj sharma (09/12/2020)

Nice place

Aniket Yadav (07/27/2020)

The square shaped land fort is having fortification and big bastions. During the reign of Shah Jahan (1628-1658) an Imperial sarai was constructed here and in 1809 it was rebuilt as a fort under the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839). It was designed by Dewan Mohkam Chand, with the assistance of Ranjit Singh’s French and Italian generals. It was constructed as a response to the British, who built a fort in nearby Ludhiana. In 1946 the British took control of the fort following the defeat of the Sikhs at the Battle of Aliwal. The fort remained under the control of the army until 1890 when it was transferred to the civil authorities, who used it as a police training centre. On 6 April 1973 it was renamed as 'Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort' by the Punjab Government. Since 1981 it has been used as the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Police Academy.

Debamitra Pal (09/23/2020)

Phillaur Fort or Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort is located on the Grand Trunk Road in Phillaur, Punjab, India.nnDuring the reign of Shah Jahan (1628-1658) an Imperial sarai was constructed here and in 1809 it was rebuilt as a fort under the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780–1839). It was designed by Dewan Mohkam Chand, with the assistance of Ranjit Singh's French and Italian generals. It was constructed as a response to the British, who built a fort in nearby Ludhiana. In 1846 the British took control of the fort following the defeat of the Sikhs at the Battle of Aliwal. The fort remained under the control of the army until 1890 when it was transferred to the civil authorities, who used it as a police training centre. On 6 April 1973 it was renamed as 'Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort' by the Punjab Government. Since 1981 it has been used as the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Police Academy.