Phillaur Fort - (Police Training Academy ) (Phillaur) | fortification, police academy

India / Punjab / Phillaur
 fortification, police academy
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort

During Sher Shah Suri times (1540-1545 A. D.), a Sarai (for trading and military purpose) was raised at Phillaur. The Sarai was again revived by Mughal Emperor Shahjahan (1627-1657 A. D.)and used as Postal Center (Dak ghar) and Military camp. After the Treaty of Amritsar of 1809 between Ranjit Singh and the British East India Company, it became the border post of the Lahore Empire of Ranjit Singh. It was kept under Raja Dhanpat Rai who also acted as his munshi for the lands across the River Sutluj which fell in Ludhiana (made military cantonment by British in 1842.)The Sarai was converted into a fort as an outpost. Presently, the fort is called Ranjit Singh Fort. It is now being used as Police Training Academy (PTA). The Finger Print Bureau (1892) in police academy is one of the oldest institution in the region.
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Coordinates:   31°0'41"N   75°47'23"E

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  • BUILT BY THE MUGHALS AS A SERAI IN 1607-11 ON THE SHAHI SARAK ( LATER G. T. ROAD ), IT WAS CONVERTED TO A FORT BY MAHARAJA RANJIT SINGH IN 1809. IN THE YEAR 1891, IT WAS HANDED OVER BY THE BRITISH GOVT. TO THE PUNJAB POLICE FOR HOUSING THE FIRST POLICE TRAINING INSTITUTE IN INDIA. IT ALSO HOUSES THE OLDEST POLICE MUSEUM, THE OLDEST POLICE LIBRARY AND THE SECOND OLDEST FINGER PRINT BUREAU OF THE COUNTRY.
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