Kharphocho Fort (Skardu Fort) - Skardu - Gilgit Baltistan - Pakistan

Skardu Fort or Kharphocho Fort means The king of Forts is a fort in Skardu city in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.
Kharphocho Fort stands at a height of 40 m above the city.
The structure and location of the fort show that it was built exclusively for defence purpose.
Having Indus River on one side blocked the enemy’s entrance and hence Raja was protected and soldiers were to communicate through an underground passage.
Australian mountaineer and film maker Greg Child writes that the fort is "perched above the junction of the rivers" and overlooks the Rock of Skardu.
The fort was built by the king Ali Sher in the end of the sixteenth century.
General Zorawar Singh of the Dogra Rajput clan working under Maharaja Gulab Singh realised the importance of the fort's location in the town and so he occupied the fort.
It was part of his many military campaigns to annex the areas of Baltistan to the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
The fort was razed to the ground in 1857 under the guidance of Ranbir Singh.
Mughal emperor Aurangzeb also tried to occupy the fort, which went in vain.

Please follow us on:
Web page: https://www.lovemypakistan.com
Facebook:   / lovemypakistan  
Twitter:   / sarfarazdhl  
Instagram:   / lovemypakistan  

Email: [email protected]

On Google Map: https://goo.gl/maps/VRK5smq5CtF2

Music Credit: Youtube

Please subscribe our channel    / lovemypakistan  

#Kharphocho fort #Gilgit Baltistan #Pakistan

Category Travel & Events