Old Delhi

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A scene from Jama Masjid

Old Delhi , also called Purāni Dilli (Hindi: पुरानी दिल्लीcode: hi is deprecated , Punjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਦਿੱਲੀcode: pa is deprecated , Urdu: پُرانی دلّیcode: ur is deprecated ), is a walled city of Delhi, founded as Shāhjahānābād (Hindi: शाहजहानाबादcode: hi is deprecated , Punjabi: ਸ਼ਾਹਜਹਾਨਾਬਾਦcode: pa is deprecated , Urdu: شاہجہان آبادcode: ur is deprecated ) by Indian Emperor Shahjahan in 1639.^[1] It remained the capital of the Mughals until the end of the Mughal dynasty.^[2]^[3]

Old Delhi Media

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Old Delhi, Yamuna river bank
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Two boys seated whilst embroidering on either side of an embroidery frame
Jama Masjid, Delhi, morning view.jpg

Jama Masjid built by Shah Jahan, 1656.
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Police in Delhi under Bahadur Shah II, 1842.
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The Lahori Gate of Red Fort from Chandni Chowk.
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"Shahjahanabad or Modern Delhi", in 1911 map
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The City of Delhi Before the Siege - The Illustrated London News Jan 16, 1858
Historic map of Delhi (Shahjahanabad), 1863
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A glimpse of Jama Masjid can be seen while passing through Chawri Bazar.

References

↑ http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/080817/dmag9.htm Past Present: Shahjahanabad Before 1857; by Mubarak Ali
↑ History of Mughal Architecture; by R. Nath, Abhinav Publications, 2006
↑ City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi; by William Dalrymple, Olivia Fraser. HarperCollins, 1993

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[1] ttp://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/080817/dmag9.htm Past Present: Shahjahanabad Before 1857; by Mubarak Ali

[2] History of Mughal Architecture; by R. Nath, Abhinav Publications, 2006

[3] City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi; by William Dalrymple, Olivia Fraser. HarperCollins, 1993

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