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Humayun’s mosque

This mosque known as Humayun’s mosque was built by the Mughal emperor Humayun (1529-1556 AD) at a place where the Lat erected by the Delhi Sultan Firoz Shah Tughlaq was already standing. The mosque consists of an oblong open courtyard. To the west of this mosque is a screen made of Lakhauri bricks. The screen contains a mihrab flanked by two arched recesses on either side. An inscription praising emperor Humayun was found here.

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Banawali

Banawali, also called Vanavali is an archaeological mound site located around 16 km from Fatehabad city. The mound is around 10 m high and is spread over an area of approximately one square mile. It is a popular tourist destination for those who have academic interest in historical and archaeological sites even though there is no human habitation closeby. The excavations at Banawali have revealed an invaluable fund of historical information about the pre-Harappan and the Harappan era during 2500 BC–2300 BC and 2300 BC–1700 BC, respectively.

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Stone Piller

Stone Piller this famous Lat was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Ashoka in Agroha or Hansi in the state of Haryana. It was also named as the “Kirti Stambh of Ashoka”. Later, Firoj Shah Tuglak dismantled this towering pillar and shifted the lower portion of the pillar to the city of Fatehabad. Later, this portion was employed for constructing a new pillar here. illar (or Lat)