Shahjahanabad
Topic: The Mughal Empire: Babur to Aurangzeb · NCERT: Beyond NCERT
Meaning
Shahjahanabad was the new capital city that Shah Jahan founded in Delhi in 1639. It was a walled city with gates and broad streets. It had the royal palace-fortress, the main mosque and busy markets. It became the centre of Mughal power. It is today's Old Delhi.
Example
Shahjahanabad held the Red Fort, where the emperor lived and held court, and the Jama Masjid, completed in 1656. Its main bazaar, Chandni Chowk, is still one of Delhi's busiest markets.
Don't confuse with
- Fatehpur Sikri: the city Akbar built near Agra, with the Panch Mahal and the "house of translation". Shahjahanabad is Shah Jahan's city in Delhi.
Related concepts
- Jahangir
- Nur Jahan
- Tuzuk-i-Jahangiri
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- Akbar's tomb, Sikandra
- Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar
- Mughal miniature painting
- Ustad Mansur
- Muraqqa