page_title: Dhar iron pillar
section_title: Fragments
hierarchical_section_title: Dhar iron pillar / Fragments
context_page_description: The Dhar iron pillar is a now-fragmented iron column located in the Dhar town of Madhya Pradesh, India. The exact origins of the pillar are unknown, but according to the local tradition, it was a victory column erected by the 11th century Paramara king Bhoja.
  Three of its fragments are now located near the 15th century Lat Masjid, which is named after the pillar. A fourth portion is believed to be missing. The original pillar tapered from bottom to top: the bottom fragment has a square cross-section; the middle fragment has square and octagonal cross-sections, and the top fragment has an octagonal cross-section with a small circular part at the end. The total length of the three fragments is 13.21 metres, which indicates that the original pillar must have been twice as high as the iron pillar of Delhi. The combined weight of the fragments is estimated at around 7300 kg, which is at least 1,000 kg more than the Delhi pillar's weight. At the time of its erection, it was probably the largest forge-welded iron pillar in the world.
context_section_description: The iron pillar of Dhar was originally longer than the iron pillar of Delhi. After the Muslim conquest of Dhar, it broke into at least two pieces. The smaller piece was planted at the Dilawar Khan's Mosque in Mandu. The larger piece was erected in front of the Lat Masjid constructed by Dilawar Khan in 1405.
  In 1531 CE, Dhar came under the control of Bahadur Shah, the Sultan of Gujarat. He made an attempt to carry the large piece to Gujarat. In this process, this part of the pillar toppled and fragmented into two pieces.
  Now, three fragments of the pillar are placed horizontally on a platform near Lat Masjid. These fragments were moved by ASI to their present position in 1980. The combined height of the three fragments is 13.2 metres (43 ft 4 in), and their total weight is estimated at 7,300 kg. Thus, the original pillar must have been almost twice as high and at least 1,000 kg heavier than the iron pillar of Delhi. At the time of its erection, it was probably the tallest and the largest forge-welded iron pillar in the world.
caption: Lat Masjid, commissioned by Dilawar Khan in 1405 CE
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