Depth
At a glance
- Era
- The Gunpowder Empires
- Region
- South Asia
- Review
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In time
In space
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Connections
- Occurred at
- Delhi
- Had participant
- Shah Jahan
People and things also explored
Completion of the Jama Masjid of Delhi· Inauguration of the Red Fort, Delhi· Jama Masjid, Delhi (Masjid-i Jahan-Numa)· Coronation of Aurangzeb at Delhi· Humayun returns to Delhi, 962 AH· Ibn Battuta named envoy to China· Nadir Shah sacks Delhi (1739)· Siege of Delhi
Sources
- Catherine B. Asher, Architecture of Mughal India (Cambridge 1992)
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islam.museum contributors. “Founding of Shahjahanabad”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/event/founding-of-shahjahanabad-1638/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-28.