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The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla ("fortress", "citadel") was a fortress built circa 1354 by Feroz Shah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi called Firozabad. [1]A pristine polished sandstone Topra Ashokan pillar from the 3rd century BC rises from the palace's crumbling remains, one of many pillars of Ashoka left by the Mauryan emperor; it was moved from Topra Kalan in Pong Ghati of Yamunanagar ...
Two pillars were relocated by Firuz Shah Tughlaq to Delhi. [6] Several pillars were relocated later by Mughal Empire rulers, the animal capitals being removed. [7] Averaging between 12 and 15 m (40 and 50 ft) in height, and weighing up to 50 tons each, the pillars were dragged, sometimes hundreds of miles, to where they were erected. [8]
The other, in the grounds of Feroz Shah Kotla, is known as the Delhi-Topra Pillar. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Feroz Shah Tughlaq , who ruled from Delhi as Sultan during the medieval period between 1351 and 1388, was a keen historian, architect, game hunter, and with deep sense of commitment to build public utilities related to irrigation works and ...
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The height of the pillar is 6 metres. This pillar is believed to be the lower part of the original pillar that was erected by Ashoka in Hansi. As was the tradition to demolish existing Hindu temple and architecture and use the debris to erect new monument (another example are sections at Qutub Minar ) - Feroz Shah also took a part of the ...
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English: A closed Baoli in Ferozshah Kotla, New Delhi . Feroz Shah Tughlaq established the fifth medieval city of the Delhi Sultanate as fortified city of Ferozabad in 1354 and declared it new capital of the Delhi Sultanate on the banks of Yamuna river.
Delhi-Topra Ashokan pillar at Feroz Shah Kotla as it stands today. The inscriptions of Ashoka at Feroz Shah Kotla (I to VII edicts). Situated in Pong valley of is the original home of Delhi-Topra pillar (originally located at ), one of many pillars of Ashoka, that was moved from Topra to Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi in 1356 CE by Firuz Shah Tughlaq (1309-1388