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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 ...
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
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 ...
A map showing the expansion of Delhi Sultanate from 1320 (dark green) to 1330. ... West gate of Feroz Shah Kotla, circa 1800 ... was built during Firoz Shah Tughlaq ...
Feroz Shah Kotla, by Feroz Shah Tughluq (r. 1351-88 CE) of Tughluq dynasty; Salimgarh Fort, in 1546 CE by Salim Shah Suri (r. 1545-54 CE), son of Sher Shah Suri; Red fort, built in 1639-48 CE by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan when he moved his capital from Agra to Delhi; Rashtrapati Bhavan, built in 1912-29 by colonial British raj; History of Delhi
The other, in the grounds of Feroz Shah Kotla, is known as the Delhi-Topra Pillar. [ 18 ] [ 2 ] 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 ...
Kotla Ferozabad, or Feroz Shah Kotla (with the remaining walls, bastions and gateways and gardens, the old Mosque, and well and all other ruins buildings it contains. More images: N-DL-26 Lal Darwaza, the northern gate of the outer walls of the Delhi of Sher Shah Suri. Also known as Khooni Darwaza. Three furlongs due south of Delhi Gate,
The Kotla of Firoz Shah marks the location of Firozabad's citadel. Virtually nothing else remains of this ancient city because subsequent rulers dismantled its buildings and reused the spoila as building materials.