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Purana Qila

1530s–1540s · 16th century · Also known as Old Fort, Delhi

The Purana Qila, the Old Fort, is a fortress in Delhi built on a site traditionally identified with Indraprastha. Humayun began a city called Dinpanah there in the 1530s, and Sher Shah Suri rebuilt and completed the fort, adding the Qila-i-Kuhna mosque. The Sher Mandal pavilion inside was used by Humayun as a library, and he died after falling on its stairs in 1556.

Purana Qila
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Purana Qila. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/purana-qila
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