{"id":83994,"date":"2018-02-13T17:23:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-13T11:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gounesco.com\/?p=83994"},"modified":"2018-02-12T23:16:57","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T17:46:57","slug":"grand-trunk-road","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makeheritagefun.com\/grand-trunk-road\/","title":{"rendered":"The Grand Trunk Road"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Grand Trunk road passes through heart of India, presently connecting the capitals of four countries. It spans over three thousand kilometres; it is possibly the longest road that crosses through India. Archeological evidences show that this route was active even before Buddha. This route was expanded, constructed and used by several rulers even Chandragupata Maurya and Ashoka, Balban and Tughluq fought wars to secure and protect this route in order to secure stable trade in country.<\/p>\n
Sher Sha Suri was a ruler from Bihar, who with his own determination and struggle became ruler of India without any strong support. He was the one who invented Rupaya, the first Indian currency. The route was considered as lifeline of his empire as it ensured stable trade and economy for Suri?s empire. It connected Kabul to Dhaka via Lahore, Amritsar, Delhi, Agra, Peshawar, Patliputra. This route moved along Yamuna and Ganga ghats. It is the same route that connected Western and Eastern India. This very route has seen armies and kings marching through it and changing the history of this country. Ghazni, Ghori, the Mongols, Babur, Humayun, Nadir Shah and Ahmed Shah Abdali are the military factions that have traversed this route.<\/p>\n