Kotla Mohsin Khan

Kotla Mohsin Khan (Pashto: کوټلا محسن خان, Hindko; Urdu: کوٹلا محسن خان) is a historic gate located on Kohat Road in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan,[1] and also serves as a neighbourhood.

According to one legend, it was founded over a high mound in second half of 16th century by the noted Mughal Mansabdar Arbab Mustajab Khan Momand in the presence of two renowned spiritual figures—Hazrat Kaka Sahib Rahmkar and Akhund Dirwaiza Baba.

Arbab Mustajab used to settle tribal disputes especially of Ghori Khel tribes living around Peshawar city while sitting in this fortified residence.

When Sikhs occupied Peshawar in 1823, they set ablaze the historic Kotla gateway.

Arbab Haleem Khan, owner of the property housing Kotla gateway, told this scribe that last Mughal governor, Nawab Nasir Khan, welcomed the Iranian King Nadir Shah Afshar and gifted him the key to Peshawar in 1741 when he visited the city.