Delhi Sights

  1. Firoz Shah Kotla

    The ruins of Firozabad (the fifth city of Delhi), erected by Firoz Shah in 1354, can be found at Firoz Shah Kotla, just off Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg. In the fortress/palace is a 13m-high sandstone Ashoka Pillar inscribed with Ashoka's edicts (and a later inscription).

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  2. Nizam-ud-din's Shrine

    Across from Humayun's Tomb is Nizam-ud-din's Shrine, resting place of the Muslim Sufi saint Nizam-ud-din Chishti, who died in 1325, aged 92. The construction of Nizam-ud-din's tank ignited a dispute between the saint and the constructor of Tughlaqabad.

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