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Ramkot Fort
Ramkot Fort
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Location	Dadyal, Mirpur district, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Construction started	16th century AD

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Ramkot Fort (Template:Lang-ur) is an ancient fort in Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan.^[1]^[2]

History

^[3]The last known holder of the fort was Raja Allahdad Khan. A Chib Rajput noble, Jagirdar, and grandson of the last ruler of the Princely state of Khari Kharyali and Bhimber, he was the descendant of Raja Umar Khan. He was the Last holder of the Ramkot Fort at Mangla.

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References

^ "Fort forlorn and forsaken | Footloose". The News International.
^ "Ramkot Fort: Centuries-old Kashmiri heritage site on the verge of destruction". The Express Tribune. January 29, 2012.
^ "Raja Allahdad Khan". Book on Demand, 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

[1] "Fort forlorn and forsaken | Footloose". The News International.

[2] "Ramkot Fort: Centuries-old Kashmiri heritage site on the verge of destruction". The Express Tribune. January 29, 2012.

[Raja_Allahdad_Khan-3] "Raja Allahdad Khan". Book on Demand, 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2023.

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 ==History==
+<ref name="Raja Allahdad Khan">{{cite web |title=Raja Allahdad Khan |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Raja_Allahdad_Khan.html?id=XzjTMgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y |publisher=Book on Demand, 2012 |access-date=26 October 2023}}</ref>The last known holder of the fort was Raja Allahdad Khan. A Chib Rajput noble, Jagirdar, and grandson of the last ruler of the Princely state of Khari Kharyali and Bhimber, he was the descendant of Raja Umar Khan. He was the Last holder of the Ramkot Fort at Mangla.
-The fort was built by a [[Gakkhar]], named [[Sultan Adam Khan Ghakkar]], in 16th century.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1191321|title=Ramkot Fort: The crumbling giant of Azad Kashmir|first=Aown|last=Ali|date=July 3, 2015|website=DAWN.COM}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.orientalarchitecture.com/sid/881/pakistan/mirpur/ramkot-fort|title=Ramkot Fort, Mirpur, Pakistan|website=Asian Architecture}}</ref> It is located on the edges of the [[Mangla Dam]].<ref name="automatic
-The last known holder of the fort was Sikhs but again after British Government arrived then Ghakkars taken back their fort & basically it was located in village Sultanpure District Jhelum the boundary of Pakistan & Jammu Kashmir.During Mangla Dam construction it was taken by Wapda & it's land record still in the area of District Jhelum but managed by state Azad Jammu Kashmir.
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v t e List of cultural heritage sites in Azad Kashmir
Forts	Ramkot Fort Red Fort Sharada Peeth Bagh Fort Baral Fort Baghsar Fort Mangla Fort Throchi Fort Burjun Fort Chak Fort Bharand Fort Aion Fort Karjai Fort
Tourist spots	Pir Chinasi Quaid-e-Azam tourist lodge, Barsala Rani Bowli in Sudhanoti Darbar Baba Shadi Shaheed Darbar Mai Toti Sahiba Fountains and gardens at Khoiratta Ranbir Singh Baradari Darbaar Haji Pir
Other sites	Kohala Bridge Mangla Dam Khari Sharif Mughal Mosque Sarae Saadabad Ali Baig Gurdwara

v t e Forts in Pakistan
Azad Kashmir	Baral Fort Baghsar Fort Bharand Fort Burjun Fort Karjai Fort Mangla Fort Ramkot Fort Red Fort, Muzaffarabad Throchi Fort
Balochistan	Kharan Fort Lasbela Fort Mir Chakar Fort Sassi Punnu Fort Sandeman Fort Sibi Fort
Gilgit-Baltistan	Altit Fort Baltit Fort Khaplu Palace Shigar Fort Skardu Fort
Punjab	Akrand Fort Attock Fort Bijnot Fort Derawar Fort Din Garh Fort Fort Abbas Fort Mao Mubarak Fort Munro Gujrat Fort Harand Fort Islamgarh Fort Jamgarh Fort Khair Garh Fort Kusak Fort Lahore Fort Malot Fort Mankera Fort Marot Fort Mir Garh Fort Moj Garh Fort Multan Fort Nandana Fort Nawankot Fort Pakka Khanpur Fort Pharwala Fort Rawat Fort Rohtas Fort Sangni Fort Satghara Fort Sheikhupura Fort Tulaja Fort
Sindh	Dalel Dero Fort Kot Diji Fort Manora Fort, Karachi Naukot Fort Pacco Qillo Ranikot Fort Sehwan Fort Umarkot Fort
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa	Alexander Fort Ali Masjid Fort Bala Hissar, Peshawar Birmoghlasht Summer Fort Chitral Fort Harkishan Garh Fort Handyside Fort Jamrud Fort Mastuj Fort Shagai Fort

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