Majha
15 sites in this region
MonumentAkbar Coronation Site (Takht-i-Akbari)
Gurdaspur · Majha
Brick platform in Kalanaur, where Akbar was crowned Mughal emperor in 1556.
Mughal Period · 1556
MonumentAnarkali Baradari
Gurdaspur · Majha
Two-storey, twelve-door pavilion known as Anarkali, built by Maharaja Sher Singh in the middle of Batala’s great Mughal tank
Sikh Empire Period · 19th century
MosqueBahrampur Mosque
Gurdaspur · Majha
An Aurangzeb-era mosque near Dina Nagar featuring three domes.
Mughal Period · 1685
MonumentBurj Lehna Singh
Amritsar · Majha
A lost watchtower in the village of Wanieke, near Attari, where Maharaja Ranjit Singh is said to have rested during a grave illness.
Sikh Empire Period · 18th century
HaveliHaveli of Sham Singh Attariwala
Amritsar · Majha
Ruined fortitied haveli of the Attariwala sardars at Attari
Sikh Empire Period · 1780
MosqueJami Masjid, Batala
Gurdaspur · Majha
A three-domed mosque in Batala’s main bazaar, built under Aurangzeb by the town’s qazi.
Mughal Period · 17th century
OtherKos Minar, Nurdi
Tarn Taran · Majha
A brick distance marker in the fields at Nurdi, one of the pillars that lined the old Agra-Lahore road.
Mughal Period · 17th century
MonumentMaharaja Ranjit Singh’s Baradari (Summer Palace), Dinanagar
Gurdaspur · Majha
Maharaja Ranjit Singh's Summer Residence and important meeting point at Dinanagar
Sikh Empire Period · 19th century
HaveliPalace of Maharaja Sher Singh
Gurdaspur · Majha
Sikh-era palace in Batala, originally a summer residence of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and later the house of Maharaja Sher Singh, now part of Baring Union Christian College.
Sikh Empire Period · 19th century
OtherPul Moran
Amritsar · Majha
Ranjit Singh’s halt beside the Attari border, built around a bridge for Mai Moran.
Sikh Empire Period · 19th century
OtherSamadh of Sham Singh Attariwala
Amritsar · Majha
Samadh and memorial of Sardar Sham Singh Attariwala, the Sikh Empire general who was martyred at the Battle of Sobraon (1846)
Sikh Empire Period · 1846
FortShahpurkandi Fort
Pathankot · Majha
Stone fort above the Ravi
Mughal Period · 1518
TombTomb of Jamil Beg (Ruins)
Gurdaspur · Majha
A lost Mughal tomb at Kalanaur, built around 1604. Its glory survives only in photographs.
Mughal Period · 1603
TombTomb of Sarai Nurdi
Tarn Taran · Majha
A Mughal octagonal tomb beside the old Agra-Lahore road near Tarn Taran.
Mughal Period · 1654
TombTomb of Shamsher Khan
Gurdaspur · Majha
An octagonal garden tomb of 1589-90 beside a vast Mughal tank in Batala. It is painted inside with floral and swastika patterns and was built by one of Akbar’s nobles.
Mughal Period · 1589