Payal Fort

Payal Fort is a fort built by Maharaja Amar Singh of Patiala in Payal with the co-operation of the Mughals in 1771.^[1]At present, a public girls high school is being run from the fort.^[2]

This historical fort has been handed over to the Archaeological Survey of India after removing illegal encroachments.^[3]

The interior of the fort is deteriorating.^[4]

See also

• Tourism in Punjab, India

References

Forts in India
Vijayanagara	Gingee Fort Bangalore Fort Udayagiri Fort Vellore Fort
Deccan sultanates	Ahmednagar Fort Gawilghur Narnala Panhala Fort
Gujarat Sultanate	Mahim Fort Bhadra Fort Surat Castle
Delhi Sultanate	Aligarh Fort Bandhavgarh Fort Hathras Fort Qila Mubarak Siri Fort Tughlaqabad Salimgarh Fort Daulatabad
Nayak Dynasty	Chitradurga Fort Bekal Fort Dindigul Fort Gingee Fort Tiruchirapalli Rock Fort Chandragiri Fort Hosdurg Fort
Malwa Sultanate	Mandsaur Fort Mandavgadh
Faruqi dynasty	Asirgarh Laling Thalner
Rabari	Achalgarh Amber Fort Bhangarh Fort Chittorgarh Fort Jaigarh Fort Jaisalmer Fort Jalore Fort Junagarh Fort Kankwadi Kumbhalgarh Nahargarh Fort Qila Rai Pithora Taragarh Fort Lal Kot Gwalior Fort Kalinjar Hinglajgarh Mehrangarh Fort Narwar Fort Senapati fortress Sabalgarh Fort Bahu Fort Kangra Fort Ranthambore Fort Derawar fort Umarkot Fort
Maratha Empire	Dongri Fort Harishchandragad Kolaba Fort Lohagad Sudhagad Sinhagad Tikona Panhala Fort Pratapgad Vishalgad Rajgad Sindhudurg Vijaydurg Shivneri Raigad Gajendragarh Gingee Fort Shaniwar Wada Jhansi Fort Hinglajgarh Manora Visapur Fort Sadashivgad
Mughal Empire	Purana Qila Chanderi Fort Agra Fort Allahabad Fort Fatehpur Sikri Red Fort Akola Fort Hari Parbat Ramnagar Fort
Jat	Gohad Fort Lohagarh Fort Nahar Singh Mahal
Mysore Kingdom	Devanahalli Fort Palakkad Fort Bekal Fort Sankagiri Fort
Siddi	Murud-Janjira Belapur Fort Underi
Travancore	Vattakottai Fort Udayagiri Fort East Fort
Portuguese	Bassein Fort Bombay Castle Fort Arnala Castella de Aguada Fort Emmanuel Korlai Fort Madh Fort St Thomas Fort St. Angelo Fort Pallipuram Fort Fort Aguada Fort Anjediva Cranganore Fort Ghodbunder fort Diu Fort Terekhol Fort
British Raj	Anchuthengu Fort Fort St. George Fort William Bombay Fort Riwa Fort Worli Fort Mazagon Fort Sion Hillock Fort Sewri Fort Mahim Fort Tellicherry Fort Fort St. David
Sur Empire	Chunar Fort Rohtasgarh Munger Fort
Ahom Dynasty	Talatal Ghar Kareng Ghar Rang Ghar Garchuk Lachit Garh
Kakatiya Dynasty	Golkonda Warangal Fort

Coordinates: 30°43′24″N 76°3′28″E / 30.72333°N 76.05778°E / 30.72333; 76.05778