Multan Fort

The Multan Fort was a historic fort in the city of Multan, Punjab, Pakistan [1]. It was built on a hillock separated from the city by the Ravi River [1]. The fort was destroyed in 1849 by British forces during the Second Anglo-Sikh War [1]. The walls of the fort were built by the Mughal prince Murad Bakhsh in the 17th century [1]. The famed Multan Sun Temple was located within the fort premises [1]. Contemporary reports put the walls of the fort at 40 to 70 feet high and 6,800 feet in circumference [1]. The fort had 46 bastions which included two flanking towers at each of the four gates [1].