new city of Firozabad near Delhi

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The new city of Firozabad near Delhi was a medieval urban settlement established as a capital complex by the 14th-century Tughlaq ruler Firoz Shah Tughlaq.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital complex
medieval urban settlement
planned city
associatedWith Firoz Shah Tughlaq
Indo-Islamic architecture
surface form: Tughlaq architecture
builtUnder Islamic rule in India
capitalOf Delhi Sultanate
chronologicalPosition one of the medieval cities of Delhi
constructedDuringReignOf Firoz Shah Tughlaq
constructedIn 14th century
country India
era medieval India
establishedBy Firoz Shah Tughlaq
governmentType sultanate capital
historicalRegion Delhi Sultanate core territory
historicalStatus ruined city
inDynasty Tughlaq dynasty
languageOfAdministration Persian
locatedIn Delhi region
locatedNear Delhi
namedAfter Firoz Shah Tughlaq
partOf Delhi Sultanate
historical cities of Delhi
urban expansion of Delhi under Tughlaqs
politicalFunction royal residence
seat of government
predecessor Jahanpanah
Tughlaqabad Fort
surface form: Tughlaqabad
region northern India
surface form: North India
religionOfCourt Islam
significance example of Tughlaq-era city planning
successor later Mughal capital at Shahjahanabad
timePeriod 14th century
urbanForm administrative quarter
fortified city
palace complex
use administrative center
imperial capital
residential complex for the sultan

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Firoz Shah Tughlaq built new city of Firozabad near Delhi