Attock Fort

Attock Fort
قلعہ اٹک
Part of the History of Pakistan
Attock, Punjab region
Attock Fort
Coordinates	33°53′32″N 72°14′02″E / 33.892087°N 72.233988°E / 33.892087; 72.233988
Site information
Website	www.attockonians.com
Site history
Built	1583 (1583)
Battles/wars	Battle of Attock

Attock Fort (Urdu: قلعہ اٹک) was built at Attock Khurd during the reign of Akbar from 1581 to 1583 under the supervision of Khawaja Shamsuddin Khawafi to protect the passage of the River Indus.^[1] Attock was briefly captured on 28 April 1758 by the Maratha Empire and became the northern boundary of the Maratha Empire. Ahmad Shah Durrani recaptured Attock and halted the Maratha advance in the north temporarily after the Third Battle of Panipat. It featured a prominent role in Afghan-Sikh Wars during the Battle of Attock.^[1]