File:Jaunpurbridge William Hodges 1774.jpg
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This is plate 34 from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hodges" class="extiw" title="en:William Hodges">William Hodges</a>' book 'Select Views in India'. Located at a crossing point on the river Gomti, Jaunpur was founded by Feroz Shah Tugluq in the 14th century. The massive Akbari Bridge, a remarkable structure with fifteen arches, was built between 1564 and 1568 by Munim Khan, the local governor under Mughal Emperor Akbar. Hodges wrote: "The inoundations have been frequently known to rise even over the bridge insomuch that in the year 1774 a whole brigade of the British forces was passed over it in boats."
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| current | 02:08, 13 January 2017 | | 400 × 257 (23 KB) | 127.0.0.1 (talk) | This is plate 34 from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Hodges" class="extiw" title="en:William Hodges">William Hodges</a>' book 'Select Views in India'. Located at a crossing point on the river Gomti, Jaunpur was founded by Feroz Shah Tugluq in the 14th century. The massive Akbari Bridge, a remarkable structure with fifteen arches, was built between 1564 and 1568 by Munim Khan, the local governor under Mughal Emperor Akbar. Hodges wrote: "The inoundations have been frequently known to rise even over the bridge insomuch that in the year 1774 a whole brigade of the British forces was passed over it in boats." |
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