Bloody Bastion
Coordinates: 30°11′14″N 71°28′30″E / 30.18722°N 71.47500°E
Khooni Burj or Bloody Bastion
Bloody Bastion (Urdu: خونی برج), also called Khooni Burj or Bloody Tower, is a bastion in the old City Wall of Multan, between Pak Gate and Delhi Gate on Alang Road in Multan. It is historical bastion and Alexander the Great is said to have been injured at the bastion during his visit to Indus Valley.
A bloody battle was fought at the bastion during the Siege of Multan, between Sikh Raja and British troops.
References
Huq, 184; Gazetteer, 67; Dunlop, 29 & p. 73 for a lithograph of Khuni Burj after it was breached.
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