Shahjahanabad
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Shahjahanabad, now known as Old Delhi, was the fortified Mughal imperial city founded by Emperor Shah Jahan and later served as the empire’s political and cultural center.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Delhi | 5 |
| Mughal Delhi | 1 |
| Mughal court at Delhi | 1 |
| Old Delhi’s historic core | 1 |
| Purani Dilli | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former imperial capital
ⓘ
historic city ⓘ neighbourhood of Delhi ⓘ walled city ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Delhi
Shahjahanabad ⓘ
surface form:
Purani Dilli
|
| architecturalStyle | Mughal architecture ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | circa 1648 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalHeritageStatus |
Central Delhi
ⓘ
surface form:
historic core of Delhi
|
| economicRole | major commercial center of Delhi ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founder | Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCityFortification |
city walls
ⓘ
gates ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Chandni Chowk
ⓘ
Fatehpuri Masjid ⓘ Jama Masjid, Delhi ⓘ Lal Qila ⓘ Red Fort ⓘ Sunehri Masjid (Old Delhi) ⓘ Town Hall, Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Town Hall, Chandni Chowk
|
| hasMarket |
Chandni Chowk
ⓘ
surface form:
Chandni Chowk bazaar
Khari Baoli (spice market) ⓘ |
| hasSignificantCommunity |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Jains ⓘ Muslims ⓘ Sikh people ⓘ
surface form:
Sikhs
|
| historicalEra | Mughal era ⓘ |
| inception | 1639 ⓘ |
| languageCurrentlyUsed | Hindi ⓘ |
| languageHistoricallyUsed |
Persian
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| laterRuler |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| locatedIn |
Delhi
ⓘ
National Capital Territory of Delhi ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yamuna River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shah Jahan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
Central Delhi ⓘ
surface form:
Old Delhi district (informal)
|
| post1857Change |
increased British military presence
ⓘ
partial demolition of walls and gates ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Agra
ⓘ
surface form:
Agra (Mughal capital)
|
| religionHistoricallyDominant | Islam ⓘ |
| servedAs |
Mughal imperial capital
ⓘ
cultural center of the Mughal Empire ⓘ political center of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent | Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| transportHub | Old Delhi Railway Station ⓘ |
| urbanLayout | orthogonal street plan centered on Chandni Chowk ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Purani Dilli
this entity surface form:
Old Delhi’s historic core
this entity surface form:
Old Delhi
this entity surface form:
Mughal Delhi
this entity surface form:
Old Delhi
this entity surface form:
Old Delhi
this entity surface form:
Mughal court at Delhi