page_title: Rohtas Fort
section_title: Stone carvings
hierarchical_section_title: Rohtas Fort / Decorative features / Stone carvings
caption_attribution_description: English: Allah in stone in Rohtas Fort, District Jhelum, Punjab, Pakistan
context_page_description: Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jehlum in the Pakistani province of Punjab.The fortress was built during the reign of Sher Shah Suri. The fort was also designed to suppress the local Gakhar tribes of then Potohar region.
  See List of forts in Pakistan
  Some Gakhar tribes were allies of the Mughal Empire, and refused to recognize the suzerainty of Sher Shah Suri.
  The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent. Rohtas Fort was never stormed by force, and has survived remarkably intact.
  The fort is known for its large defensive walls, and several monumental gateways. Rohtas Fort was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997 for being an "exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture of Central and South Asia."
context_section_description: These carvings are found on the gate and in the mosque. Most of these are engravings in Arabic and sunflowers.
  One of these carvings is inside the Shahi Mosque outside the Pesh Imam's (Prayer leaders) room. The carving is of the word "Allah"  in Arabic. The same carving is also done on merlons on top of Shahi Mosque.
  The sunflower motif is on each sides of the arches of Shahi Mosque. It is also present in the guard post in between each gate.
caption: Stonework displaying the name of God.
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