This tiffin inspector journalist probably never herd of Sir Edwin Lutyens, the English architect who built Delhi.
Delhi has been British, it has been Sikh, it has been Maratha, it has been the Sultanate, and it has been under Harshvardhan many centuries ago.
Delhi has been British, it has been Sikh, it has been Maratha, it has been the Sultanate, and it has been under Harshvardhan many centuries ago.
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History should be studied as history. History is not a bedrock of politics, or lessons in moral science. History is the study of what happened in the past, and further to that - why it happened & consequences.
The "good guys" don't always win in history, in fact far from it.
The "good guys" don't always win in history, in fact far from it.
Coming back to the claims of the tiffin inspector, the Delhi Sultanate was established by the Turks. Was Delhi at it's most prominent during the Delhi Sultanate? The answer is no.
The fall of the Sultanate saw the fall of Delhi. The Mughals had their capital in Agra.
The fall of the Sultanate saw the fall of Delhi. The Mughals had their capital in Agra.
They had shifted to Delhi during the reign of Shah Jahan, in the 17th century.
The Mughal Empire reached its zenith during the third emperor Akbar. After that it was a steady decline in power. Some romantics claim Aurangzeb as the most powerful Mughal, which is incorrect.
The Mughal Empire reached its zenith during the third emperor Akbar. After that it was a steady decline in power. Some romantics claim Aurangzeb as the most powerful Mughal, which is incorrect.
The basis for promoting Aurangzeb was that he "expanded" the territory of the mughals. The so called expansion was temporary, and the ceaseless wars emptied Mughal treasury. Mughals suffered defeat against the Afghans, against the Marathas in Deccan, and against Ahoms in Axom.
This rapid decline in Mughal power impacted the fortunes of the city of Delhi as well.
Delhi subsequently fell to the Marathas, the Sikhs, the Afghans, and of course Nadir Shah.
The re-emergence of Delhi as the prominent power in Asia, not just India, was in 1911.
Delhi subsequently fell to the Marathas, the Sikhs, the Afghans, and of course Nadir Shah.
The re-emergence of Delhi as the prominent power in Asia, not just India, was in 1911.
In 1911 the British had shifted their capital to Delhi from Calcutta. The British were the sole superpower on Earth that time, the French were a distant second.
The British Indian Empire had great sway over entire Asian continent. And the capital of this empire was Delhi.
The British Indian Empire had great sway over entire Asian continent. And the capital of this empire was Delhi.
The foundation of modern Delhi, or New Delhi, was laid down by Sir Edwin Lutyens who was a British architect and created the Delhi we know today.
He was the man responsible for building the India Gate - India's first war memorial to the soldiers who fell during WW1.
He was the man responsible for building the India Gate - India's first war memorial to the soldiers who fell during WW1.
As well as the Viceroy's House, known today as Rashtrapati Bhawan built on Raisina Hill.
Delhi, as we know today, was built by Sir Edwin Lutyens. But if we ponder philosophically then Delhi was shaped by its history.
It rose, it fell, and it re emerged again.
Delhi, as we know today, was built by Sir Edwin Lutyens. But if we ponder philosophically then Delhi was shaped by its history.
It rose, it fell, and it re emerged again.
There are historical findings to suggest that coins from the era carried names of both Mahmud Ghori and Prithiviraj Chauhan, which would indicate that Prithiviraj Chauhan was alive.
And creating a lifelike glass image of the Sultan in 12th century??!!
And creating a lifelike glass image of the Sultan in 12th century??!!
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