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Photo: Department of Archaeology & Museums, Government of PakistanField guides / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa / Kotla Mohsin Khan
Field guide · Heritage
A historic gate of a fort that has survived.
Kotla means a small fortified residence. According to one legend, it was founded over a high mound in 2nd half of 16th century by the noted Mughal Mansabdar Arbab Mustajab Khan Momand in the presence of two renowned spiritual figures Hazrat Kaka Sahib Rahmkar and Akhund Dirwaiza Baba. It is spread over an area of 10 hectares of land. It is a three-storey structure, the second floor comprises small rooms and a compound while its third floor contains security posts along with two rooms.
Why go
By the account the register gives as a legend, the foundation was laid in the presence of two renowned spiritual figures, Hazrat Kaka Sahib Rahmkar and Akhund Darweza Baba. The building stands three storeys tall: small rooms and a compound on the second floor, security posts and two further rooms on the third. One historic gate of the fort survives.
A rare surviving example of a Mughal-period fortified private house in the Peshawar valley, as distinct from a state fortress.
Read it as a private fortified house rather than a garrison — that is what a kotla is, and few survive.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, October to March.
Getting there, Between Peshawar and Nowshera on the Grand Trunk Road corridor.
Allow, About an hour.
Straight-line distance from Kotla Mohsin Khan, within 30 km.
