Rohtas Fort (Urdu: قلعہ روہتاس ‎ Qila Rohtas) is a historical garrison fort located near the city of Jhelum in Punjab, Pakistan.It was built by Raja Todar Mal, under the orders of the Afghan king Sher Shah Suri, to subdue the rebellious tribes of the northern Punjab region, in the 16th century.his fort is about 4 km in circumference. The Rohtas fort was built to crush the local tribes of Potohar, who rebelled against the Sur dynasty after the Mughal emperor Humayun was ousted by the former. It took eight years to built the fort, it was captured by Mughal emperor Humayun in 1555.