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Qila Kuhna Masjid inside Purana Qila The single-domed Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque , built by Sher Shah in 1541 is an excellent example of a pre-Mughal design and an early example of the extensive use of the pointed arch in the region as seen in its five doorways with the 'true' horseshoe-shaped arches.
Three main gates on the north, south and west are part of the fortifications of the Purana Qila, the sixth city of Delhi, built by Sher Shah Suri (1538–45). Sher Shah Suri raised his citadel after demolishing Dinpanah, the city built by Humayun. The fortifications of the Qila extended to a boundary of (2 km (1.2 mi)) on an irregularly oblong ...
Sher Mandal (Sher Shah's Pavilion) is a 16th-century historic Library within the Purana Qila fort located in Delhi, India. Designed in a blend of Indo-islamic , Timurid and Persian architecture, it is the only surviving palace structure within the fort and has become a tourist attraction.
The Khairul Manazil or Khair-ul-Manazil (lit. ' the most auspicious of houses ') is a historical mosque and madrasa built in 1561 in New Delhi, India.The mosque is located opposite Purana Qila on Mathura Road, southeast of Sher Shah Gate.
The Qila-i-Kuhna Mosque (Urdu: قلعہ کہنہ مسجد, lit. 'Mosque of the Old Fort'), also known as the Mosque of Sher Shah and the Kila Kohna Masjid, is an Hanafi Sunni, mosque located inside the Purana Qila (lit. ' Old Fort ') of Central Delhi, India. After Sher Shah Suri defeated Humayun, he occupied Purana Qila. There, he built the ...
This is a list of some of the most notable Hindu temples in Bangladesh by district. Bangladesh is home to over 15 million Hindus and has tens of thousands of sprawling temples in its 64 districts. [ 1 ]
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Ruins of Tughlaqabad Fort with Ghiyas-ud-din's tomb in the background, 1949. Ghazi Malik was a feudatory of the Khalji rulers of Delhi, India. The Khaliji dynasty is a Turco-Afghan [4] dynasty which ruled India.