Rohtas Fort

Rohtas Fort
قلعہ روہتاس
*Qilā Rohtās*
Rohtas Fort; قلعہ روہتاس; Qilā Rohtās
	Kabuli gate, Rohtas Fort
Location	Dina, Punjab, Pakistan
Coordinates	32°58′7″N 73°34′31″E
Built	1540
Architectural style(s)	Indo-Islamic
Owner	Sur Empire (1540–1556); Mughal Empire (1566–1761); Maratha Empire (1757–1759); Punjabi Gakhars (1761–1799); Sikh Empire (1799–1849); British East India Company (1849–1858); British Empire (1858–1947); Central Government of Pakistan (1947–present);
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Criteria	ii, iv
Designated	1997
Reference no.	586
	Location of Rohtas Fort; قلعہ روہتاس; Qilā Rohtās in Punjab, Pakistan Rohtas Fort (Pakistan)

Rohtas Fort (Punjabi, Urdu: قلعہ روہتاس, romanized: Qilā Rohtās) is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Dina in Jhelum district of the Punjab province of Pakistan. Raja Todar Mal, the minister of the Sur king Sher Shah Suri, supervised the construction of the fort which is now one of the largest and most formidable in Punjab.

The fort remains remarkably intact and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997. UNESCO called it an "exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture of Central and South Asia."

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