Lesser known historical places of Pakistan

1. HISTORICAL PLACES OF
PAKISTAN An E-II presentation for Final Assessment
BY ILSA QADRI (ID : 9055)

3. INTRODUCTION

4. • ROHTAS FORT
• 16th-century fortress located near Jehlum
• Exceptional Muslim military architecture
• Built by Emperor Sher Shah Suri

5. WHY WAS
THE FORT
BUILT ?
Rohtas Fort

6. Rohtas Fort
SAD FACT
• SHER SHAH SURI DIED
BEFORE FORT’S
COMPLETION

7. • STRUCTURE
• CURRENT
CONDITION

8. • MOEN JO DARO
• One of the world’s oldest cities
• Important Historical Site located near Larkana
• Built in 2500 BCE
• Discovered in 1925

9. STRUCTUR
E
• WELL-BUILT HOUSES
• PUBLIC BATHS
• MARKETPLACE
• CANAL SYSTEM
• SEWAGE SYSTEM

10. ARTIFACTS

11. WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS
MAGNIFICENT CITY?
AND WHAT’S THE CURRENT
SITUTAION

12. • KATAS RAJ TEMPLES
• Historic and Important religious site for Hindus
• Located near Chakwal, Punjab.
• Built by Hindu Shahis
• 1500 years old

13. HISTORICAL
SIGNIFICANCE
• MAHABHARATA
• CHINESE MONK
VISITED
• EXISTED DURING
THE TIME OF KING
ASHOKA

14. • STRUCTURE
• CURRENT
CONDITION

15. • BADSHAHI MASJID
• Famous for its beauty of Mughal era
• Built by Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1673
• Was also used as a defense force by Sikh and
British Empire

16. AFTER
INDEPENDENCE
IN 1947
• Islamic Summit 1974
• Iconic Sight
• One of the largest
Mosques of Pakistan

17. • NOOR MAHAL
• Also Known as The Palace of Lights
• Built by Nawab of Bahawalpur in 1875
• Hidden Gem of Bahawalpur and a monument
protected by Pakistan Army

18. FUNNY FACT ABOUT THE PALACE

19. Include an iconic picture from the era.

20. • HIRAN MINAAR
• Built by Mughal Emperor Jahangir
• In memory of Emperor’s beloved Antelope Pet
named “Mansiraaj”
• Built in 1606, located near Sheikhupura, at a
site reserved for Hunting

21. Structure of Place
• LARGE WATER POOL
• OCTAGONAL PAVILION
• CAUSEWAY

22. WHY THE ANTELOPE WAS SO
BELOVED
AND WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?

23. • ALTIT AND BALTIT FORTS
• Located at the hilltops in Hunza valley and
oversees the city of Karimabad
• Altit Fort was built 1500 years ago, while
Baltit Fort was built 700 years ago
• Rulers moved from Altit Fort to Baltit Fort

24. STORY
• DISPUTE BETWEEN
BROTHERS
• ONE WAS KILLED
• MOVED TO SECOND
FORT

27. • EMPRESS MARKET
• It is a marketplace situated in the Saddar
Town locality of Karachi.
• Market was constructed between 1884 and
1889 by British Government
• Most popular and busy places for shopping in
Karachi.

28. UNKNOWN HISTORICAL FACT ABOUT
THE EMPRESS MARKET

29. Include an iconic picture from the era.

31. History is who we are
and why we are the way
we are

32. OUR RESPONSIBIILTY
To visit these places, know about our ancestors and learn from the
history, rather than running from it