Rawat Fort

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Rawat Fort is located in Pothohar Pakistan. The fort was built in early 16th century by Gakhars, a tribe of the Pothohar plateau. It is 17 km east of Rawalpindi on Grand Trunk Road.

The fort was scene of a battle between the Gakhar chief Sultan Sarang Khan and Sher Shah Suri in 1546 AD.

The fort is almost in square form and has two gates, and . There is a mosque consists of three big rooms that become in dome form and it is in almost better condition. There is a quadrangular building with a dome. Along the wall there are small rooms. In the center of the fort there are many graves. One of them is of Sultan Sarang Khan. His 16 sons who died here fighting, there tombs are also inside the fort.

Mankiala stupa can be seen from the roof of the mosque as it is few kilometers from here.