Multan Fort

Damdama is a part of the Multan Fort wall and occupies north-western corner of it. Its history is, therefore intimately connected with the Fort which has been described under Faseel Qila Qasim Bagh. There is no mention of Damdama in all earlier records therefore its existence is a later period intervention among structures built with in the fort. A map of Multan City and the fort as prepared by Alexander in 1853 and published in his report of 1874 does not show a Damdama anywhere with in the fort. However, a map prepared during the reign of Nawab Muazzafar Khan Shaheed (d. 1818) and copied by Muhammad Zafar Chughtai, the draftsman of Amir of Bahawalpur and once belonging to Sultani Museum ) show a “damdama” near the Sikki Gate. But it is quite away from its present location where has been shown some barracks of the sepoys (see map reproduced by Ghauri p. 67). Plan of the city maps (inclusive of the Fort) of the 18th and early 19th centuries as published by Nazir (10, 17) do not give any indication of the existence of Damdama structure.