Jahanpanah city

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Jahanpanah city was a fortified medieval urban complex in Delhi built as an imperial capital by the Tughlaq rulers of the Delhi Sultanate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fortified city
historical site
medieval urban complex
associatedDynasty Tughlaq dynasty
associatedWith Muhammad bin Tughlaq
builtBy Muhammad bin Tughlaq
Tughlaq dynasty
constructionPeriod 14th century
constructionStartedUnder Muhammad bin Tughlaq
country India
currentStatus archaeological remains
era Delhi Sultanate period
medieval India
follows Qila Rai Pithora
Siri
function fortified refuge
imperial capital
hasCityType fortified capital
planned city
hasFeature administrative buildings
city walls
gates
mosques
palaces
hasNotableMonument Begumpur Mosque
Khirki Mosque
hasRemainsNear Begumpur
Khirki
Malviya Nagar
heritageStatus protected monument areas under Archaeological Survey of India
historicalStatus ruined city
languageOfName Persian
locatedIn Delhi
Delhi Sultanate
India
locatedInPresentDayArea South Delhi
meaningOfName Refuge of the World
partOf the four historic cities of medieval Delhi
politicalRole seat of the Delhi Sultanate during Muhammad bin Tughlaq’s reign
precedes Firozabad
purpose to provide defense against Mongol invasions
to unify older settlements of Siri and Qila Rai Pithora
rulingDynastyAtConstruction Tughlaq dynasty
rulingStateAtConstruction Delhi Sultanate
urbanForm walled city

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Tughlaq dynasty majorConstruction Jahanpanah city