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Route of the Grand Trunk Road. The Grand Trunk Road (formerly known as Uttarapath, Sadak-e-Azam, Shah Rah-e-Azam, Badshahi Sadak, and Long Walk) [1] is one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads. For at least 2,500 years [3] it has linked Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent.
The Grand Trunk Road made by emperor Sher Shah Suri passes through Chakeri. The town is enlisted as a town area of the Kanpur metropolitan area. The town is enlisted as a town area of the Kanpur metropolitan area.
Sher Shah Suri [c] (Farid al-Din Khan; 1472 or 1486 – 22 May 1545), [2] also known by his title Sultan Adil (lit. ' the Just King '), was the ruler of Bihar from 1530 to 1540, and Sultan of Hindustan from 1540 until his death in 1545. [3] He defeated the Mughal Empire, founding the Sur Empire and establishing his rule in Delhi. The influence ...
The Kos Minars (translated: Mile Pillars) are medieval Indian milestones along the Grand Trunk Road on the northern Indian subcontinent that were introduced by the 16th-century Pashtun ruler Sher Shah Suri. Kos Minars were erected to serve as markers of distance along royal routes from Agra to Ajmer, Agra to Lahore, and from Agra to Mandu in ...
Delhi–Multan road, an ancient route had existed since the time of king Ashoka or earlier, was renovated by the Sur Empire ruler Sher Shah Suri (1486–1545) in order to improve transit in the areas between Delhi and Multan, leading to Kandahar and Herat in Afghanistan, eventually to Mashhad capital of Khorasan province of Iran, providing ...
[19] [36] He was succeeded by his son, Jalal Khan, who took the title of Islam Shah Suri. [37] Sher Shah was buried in the Sher Shah Suri Tomb (122 ft high), stands in the middle of an artificial lake at Sasaram, a town on the Grand Trunk Road. The tomb finished its construction on 16 August 1545, three months following the death of Sher Shah. [38]
Due to its location on the bank of the river Chenab, its name was changed to Kathala Chenab. There are many historical buildings and ruins in and around Gujrat. The Grand Trunk Road, commonly abbreviated as the GT road, was built by Emperor Sher Shah Suri. It also passes through Gujrat. The road still exists today, along with its period stone wall.
Sonargaon also became the eastern terminus of the Grand Trunk Road, which was built by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th-century. [4] The Grand Trunk Road was a major trade route stretching from Bengal to Central Asia.