Built around 1526 by Mughal emperor Babur, the fort has a chequeured past. Initially monitoring movements to the Khyber Pass in the west and Rawalpindi to the east, the fort later served as a royal residence during the Durrani dynasty before being overtaken and destroyed in 1834. It was later rebuilt by the Sikhs. Following the annexation of the Punjab in 1849 the fort was used as military quarters by the British and today serves as a reminder of Peshawar’s past, constituting one of the city’s most impressive structures. Situated between the Grand Trunk Road (G.T. Road) and Peshawar’s Old City the fort plays host to the Frontier Constabulary nowadays.