Lodi Fort

The Lodi Fort (Punjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣਾ ਕਿਲਾ, romanized: Purāṇā Kila, lit. 'Old Fort') is a citadel in the city of Ludhiana, Punjab, India. The fortress is located on the banks of the river Sutlej and contains a tunnel to leading to the neighboring town of Phillaur.

History

It was built over 500 years ago during the reign of the Sikandar Khan Lodi and was well-maintained under the reign of Ranjit Singh and the British after him, but then fell into disrepair. It was declared a state-protected monument in December 2013.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

The Government Institute of Textile Chemistry and Knitting Technology was initially based in the fort campus which is now shifted to the new address at Z - Block, Rishi Nagar, Ludhiana.^[6][7]

See also

• Lodi dynasty
• Phillaur Fort
• Sikandar Khan Lodi