Most importantly, Shah Jahan ordered his famous chief architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori to build the walled city between 16, containing the Lal Qila and the Chandni Chowk. The five dynasties were the Mamluk dynasty (1206–90), the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320), the Tughlaq dynasty (1320–1414), the Sayyid dynasty (1414–51), Lodi dynasty (1451–1526) and the Suri dynasty (1540-1556)ĭelhi remained an important place for the Mughals, who built palaces and forts. The sultanates ruled from Delhi between 12, when the last was replaced by the Mughal dynasty. Its southern part overlaps some of the area that was settled by the Tughlaqs in the 14th century when it was the seat of Delhi Sultanate. The site of Shahjahanabad is north of earlier settlements of Delhi. History Two boys seated whilst embroidering on either side of an embroidery frame, Delhi, 1870 Arrival of an imperial procession of the emperor Farrukh Siyar - at Delhi's 'world-revealing' mosque of congregation on a Friday, to hear the sermon (khutba) recited in his name Jama Masjid built by Shah Jahan, 1656. Upon the 2012 trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Old Delhi became administered by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation Only a few havelis are left and maintained. It serves as the symbolic heart of metropolitan Delhi and is known for its bazaars, street food, shopping locations and its Islamic architecture Jama Masjid being the most notable example, standing tall in the midst of the old city. It was once filled with mansions of nobles and members of the royal court, along with elegant mosques and gardens. The construction of the city was completed in 1648, and it remained the capital of Mughal India until its fall in 1857, when the British Empire took over as paramount power in the Indian subcontinent. It was founded as a walled city named Shahjahanabad in 1648, when Shah Jahan (the Mughal emperor at the time) decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra. Old Delhi (called Purani Dilli in Hindustani) is an area in the Central Delhi district of Delhi, India.

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