Payal Fort

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Payal Fort is a Historic Monument of Punjab, built by Maharaja Amar Singh of Patiala Ryasat in Payal with the co-operation of the Mughals in 1771. [1]

Nowadays the fort is undertaken by Archaeological Survey of India. [2] Most of the part of The Fort has been renovated by Archaeological Survey of India but some of the interior renovation work is in under process.

In early centuries PAYAL was known as SAHIBGARH, after that Maharaja Amar Singh changed its name. The exact reason behind this does not know by anyone.

The interior of the fort is deteriorating. [3]

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References

  1. "Payal information page". mykhanna.com. Archived from the original on 5 April 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  2. "Payal Fort: Admin gets 16 properties vacated". Ludhiana Tribune. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  3. "Historical Places". Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

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