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Tughlaqabad

Type Object Region India Time 1321–1370

Tughlaqabad was the fortress capital built around 1321 by Ghiyas al-Din, the first Tughlaq ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, famed for its massive curved…

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  1. 1321–1325Tughlaqabad · North IndiaGhiyas al-Din Tughlaq built curved stone walls and a royal palace in the hilly terrain southeast of Delhi, laid out administrative and military quarters within the city, and raised a tomb atop the ramparts, forming the sultanate's most ambitious capital project of its early period.
  2. c. 1360–1370Tughlaqabad Fortress · DelhiAfter Firuz Shah moved the administrative center to Firozabad, Tughlaqabad's population plummeted, but its walls and forts still served as military positions guarding Delhi's southeastern approach, becoming an outpost fortress in the empire's defense system.

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