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- Kategoria: Dla młodzieży
- Język: angielski
- Rok wydania: 2020
There are many versions of the different cities of Delhi. Some say there were 7 cities, some say 9, some historians also claim that there were 12 or 14 different cities in total, starting from the mythological times to this day. For our convenience, we have selected the most famous version of the seven cities of Delhi and merged the overlapping locations of different cities in one single chapter, like that of the legendary, pre-historic city of Indraprastha and the Purana Qila in the medieval city of Dinpanah, which share the same location and therefore have been clubbed together. This book will drive you through legends of all of them.
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This e-book was created as part of the Castles.today project that seeks to promote history and tourism by presenting high-quality content related to castles and forts scattered around the globe. We offer you a brief escape from the daily routine, allowing you to travel back in time to the era of princesses and knights strolling through chambers and castle walls.
Castles Legends:
7 Cities of Dehli
Copyright © Castles Michał Nowakowski
Written by Sammik C Basuu
Illustrated by Agata Krzyżewska
Proofreading by Joanna Zahorska
Typesetting by Smart DTP
Project coordinator: Michał Nowakowski
Edition: e-Book 2020
ISBN: 978-83-957893-4-2
More legends you can find at: www.castles.today or in the app
Table of Contents
The Legend that is Delhi
1. The Legends of Purana Qila (The Old Fort)
The Palace of Illusion
Dreams and Jealousy
The Indian Nation
Nur the Mighty Elephant
2. The Legends of Qila Rai Pithora
The Last Hindu King of Delhi
The First Jauhar
The Revenge of Rai Pithora
3. The Legends of the Siri Fort
The Fort That Held Back Genghis’s Horde
Darul Khilafat
The Name Siri Meaning ‘Severed Heads’
The Legend of Alauddin
Today’s Siri and the Legend of Weeping Women
4. The Legends of the Tughlaqabad Fort
The History of the Fort
A Fort City That Has Never BecomeaCity
The Curse of the Saint
The Despotic Sultan
The Poet and the Sufi’s Curse
5. The Legends of Jahapanah: The Adilabad Fort
Adilabad – Jahapanah: The Lost City
Saket is Jahapanah
The Mad King
The Copper Coins
Intelligence Lost
6. The Legends of the FirozShah Kotla Fort
Kotla and Pirgarh
Ashokan Pillar
The Fort Complex with a Step Well
The Jinns of Firoz Shah Kotla
Religious Integration
Timur and His Amazement at Kotla
Pigeons, the Step Well and the White-Clad Man
7. The Legends ofShahjahanabad
The New Fort City
The Fort City Plan and the Emperor’s Dictate
The Wives and the Mosques
The Lady Who Was the Light of the World
The Destruction of Beauty
Legend of the “Bilayiti Begum”
The Tawaifs of Shahjahanabad
The Citadels of the City
8. The Legends of Lal Qila
The Red Fort: The Symbol of Independent India
The History of the Fort
The Secrets of Lal Qila
Qila – e – Mubarak
The Fire and the First Lady
The Light of the World
The Gates and the Old River
Rang Mahal
India as a Nation and its Connection to Lal Qila
9. The Legends of Salimgarh
About the Fort
Nurgarh
The Inmates of Salimgarh
Dara and the Lost Dream
The Lady in Black
The Old Man with a White Beard
INA and the Fightback of India
The Haunted Gem
Epilogue
The Legend that is Delhi
To this day, the historical city of Delhi has been standing since mythological times, encompassing New Delhi, the capital city of India, since it gained independence in 1947. The area in and around the present-day Delhi has been the site of many ancient cities. Earlier historical accounts suggest seven cities waxed and waned there, but the number of settlements was up to nine or ten. Revisiting the sites of these ancient cities is to suddenly see a glimpse of Delhi’s past lives. “If there is one place in India which gives one a sense of experiencing thousands of years of history at once, it is Delhi,” says writer Rana Safvi, author of Where Stones Speak: Historical Trails in Mehrauli.
From being the site of the fabled city of Indraprastha from the epic Mahabharata, which was the capital city of the Pandava princes and of the first united empire in India, to the new city of Delhi built under the British, Delhi has seen the rise and fall of many empires. Delhi holds many stories and legends owing to the rich history and cultural legacy of the area around it. From Raja Dilu in the 1st century AD to the Tomars and Chauhans building up Qila Rai Pithora and Lal Kot; from the advent of the Muslim rule to the prosperous age under the Khiljis, the Tughlaqs, the Surs and the Mughals; from the invasions and destruction done by Tamerlane, Nadir Shah, Ahmad Shah Abdali and Ghulam Qadir to the great mutiny of 1857 and the destruction of the old city by the British; from the building of the new city by the same British to being the famed capital of the largest democracy of the world, this city has seen everything. Each of these cities grew round a palace – a fortress of a particular dynasty and every dynasty wished to have new headquarters for consideration of prestige. Even kings of the same dynasty were driven by this ambition and pursued it if they had the means to do so. With each successive reign, some distinctive architectural features were added or some changes in the urban morphology occurred. Often, some important new buildings of monumental size would be erected, such as a mosque or a tomb, apalace, a fortress, or a victory-tower.
The first Prime Minister of the independent India Jawaharlal Nehru called Delhi the grave of many empires and the nursery of a republic. With every step we take in this city where every other building is replete with historical significance, we can trace India’s journey through the bright and dark times it has experienced over the ages. Legends and stories present us with a discovery of the seven cities of Delhi, and when explored layer by layer, they give a reader an idea of the wonder that India used to be.
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