Rawat Fort is located in Pothohar Pakistan. The fort was built in early
16th century by Gakhars, a tribe of the Pothohar plateau. It is 17 km
east of Rawalpindi on Grand Trunk Road.
The fort was the scene of a battle between the Gakhar chief Sultan
Sarang Khan and Sher Shah Suri in 1546 AD.
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The fort is almost in square form and has two gates. It contains a
mosque made up of three big dome shaped rooms. There is also a
quadrangular building with a dome. Along the wall there are additional
small rooms. In the center of the fort there are many graves. Among them
is the tomb of Sultan Sarang Khan. His 16 sons, who died there fighting,
are also buried inside the fort.
Mankiala stupa can be seen from the roof of the mosque as it is few
kilometers from here.
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The name Rawat drives from Arabic word “Rabat” means Serai.
The fort is almost in square and the surrounding fort area has a semi
circular bastion on the four corners with two gates located on east and
west.
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