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Kussak Fort[edit source]
Kussak Fort (Urdu: ‎ Qila Kussak) is a historical garrison fort located near Choa Saidan Shah the Tehsil of the city Chakwal in Punjab, Pakistan. It was built by Raja Todar Mal, under the orders of the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, to subdue the rebellious tribes of the northern Punjab region, in the 16th century. This fort is about 1 km in circumference. The Kussak fort was built to crush the local tribes of Potohar. It took Three years to built the fort. Kussak fort was also occasionally used for administrative purposes by the Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh after he captured it in 1825.

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Location

The fort lies on the the village Kussak. Kussak Rohtas is situated in a gorge approximately 10 km SW of Choa Saidan Shah. It was constructed on a hillock.