Road To History. Sher Shah Suri. Info Blog The Road to History - II Sher Shah extended this centuries old route from Chittagong to Kabul and called it Jarnaili Sarak (جرنیلی سڑک). He planted the trees along the entire stretch on both sides of the road to provide shade to travelers. He dug wells and constructed caravanserais, where travelers would rest and recover from the days’ journey. In Mughal era, the road was named as Sadak-e-Azam (سڑک اعظم) or Badshahi Azam (بادشاہی سڑک). And British called it Grand Trunk due to heavy plantation alongside the road. It was in 1830s, when the part of GT Road was first time paved. The road was considerably rebuilt between 1833 to 1860 by the British. The kingdoms and empires have long gone. But the 2400 KM long ancient route from Kabul (Afghanistan) to Chittagong (Bangladesh) still exists save with interruption of three international borders. The road-track leading to the Losar Baoli from Budha caves of Shah Allah Ditta ...
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