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DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE

CITIES AND THEIR MONUMENTS

THE SEVEN CITIES OF DELHI

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The Traditional Indraprastha — Hindu History — Hindu Rajas — Mahomedan Conquest — The Seven Cities — Dates and Circumstances of their Foundation — Reasons for Successive Abandonment — Vagaries of the River — Climatic Conditions altered
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OLD DELHI

The Walls— Kutb Minar— Alai Gate — Kuwwat-ul-Islam Mosque — Iron Pillar— Tomb of Altamsh — Alai Minar — Shrine of Kutb-ud-din — Jamali Masjid — Tomb of Sultan Ghari
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SIRI, TUGHLUKĀBĀD, AND JAHĀNPANĀH

Foundation of the Three Cities — Tughlukabad — Tomb of Tughlak Shah— The City — Khirki Mosque in Jahanpanah — Sat Palah — Tombs near Khirki — Roshan Chiragh Delhi — Bedi Mandal — Begampur — Shrine of Khwaja Nizam-ud-din Aulia — Adjacent buildings
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