In the laying out of the Faseel Bandh Shahr of Shah-e-Jahan Abad, Princess Jahanara ordered for the construction of a caravan serai for the comfort of Persian and Uzbek merchants coming to the city for business. The serai khana was to lie in the eastern parts of the city….
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Dara Shikoh, the eldest son of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, Library was constructed in 1643, during his father’s reign. Around 1640, when the Mughal Capital moved from Agra to Shahjahanabad, so did Dara Shikoh’s library.
Dara Shikoh had a flair for knowledge and literature. Being his father’s favourite son, Dara…
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Even though the grand structures of Delhi are in ruins, history unfolds itself here building by building and site by site. One such structure that speaks volumes about the history of Delhi is the Mutiny Memorial.
Located near Bara Hindu Rao Hospital on Rani Jhansi Road, the Mutiny Memorial was hastily designed and built…
