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Delhi and Its Fort Palace - A Historical Preview (Hardcover)
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Delhi and Its Fort Palace - A Historical Preview (Hardcover)
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This book is all about Delhi and the Red Fort as the title
suggests. Perhaps no other city in the world can boast its legacy
as old as of Mahabharat times. From Rajputs, Delhi passed into the
hands of rulers and invaders from Afghanistan and Trans-Oxania
region. In Mughal Hindustan from the times of Shahjahan, Delhi
became the power seat and his son Aurangzeb, the Alamgir,
maintained Laskar-e-Azim, the largest army at that time in the
world. The Mughal Emperors who came after Aurangzeb were weak,
namby-pamby characters and given more to the life of pleasure. The
formidable Mughal Empire started crumbling. The Nadir Shahs,
Abdalis, Marathas, Jats and the Ruhelas expedited the ruin. The
British East India Company not only completed the task but also
became the new Rule, replacing the Great Mughals. The British could
not ignore the mood of the people for long and had to leave the
country. Finally, India became a free nation when the first Prime
Minister Pandit Nehru unfurled the tri-color flag from the ramparts
of Red Fort. The narration ends at this note. This book unfolds the
tales of fourteen cities starting from Indraprastha to New Delhi of
today. The buildings, gardens, bazaars, galis and kutches of old
city of Delhi speak about the bygone days of Shahjahanabad. The
grandeur of the Red Fort or Qila-e-Muella that included the Places
of the Mughals and the Halls of Diwan-e-Aam and Diwan-e-Khas where
Shahjahan used to hold his court surpassed those of the kingdoms of
Balkh, Bukhara and Samarkand. The book carries 62 carefully chosen
illustrations that add fragrance of the by-gone days.
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