Attock fort

Attock Fort, 1919. Photo by R.B.Holmes.

Atak fort was founded by Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582. Abu Fazal, the official historian of Akbar, says ;

"The foundation of Atak Banaras was laid by his Majesty in person on the 15th Khurdad, two g'haris after midday; and the fort was called by him Atak Banaras, so that its name might correspond to Katak Banaras (Orissa, India), which forms the eastern boundary of the realm. The building was superintended by Khwajah Shamsuddin Khawafi, who had recently come from Bengal." (Akbarnama, III, p-335)

Attock Bridge, c.1919. Photo by R.B.Holmes.

Fort Attock on the Indus, 1879 (c). Watercolour sketch by Lieutenant John Frederick Irwin. Source

Attock fort on River Indus, 1827-1843. By Imam Bakhsh Lahori. Guimet Museum, Paris.

The Attock bridge on the river Indus, 1930s. Photo by an RAF pilot.

Fort Attock on the banks of the Indus, 1898. Source