shahjahanabad
shahjahan, a great patron of architecture, commissioned the city of shahjahanabad in 1639 c.e. it was completed in the year 1648 which was commemorated in the form of a chronogram written by mir yahiya kashi yielding the date 1058 a.h. or 1648 c.e. “shud shahjahanabad az shahjahan abad” (Shahjahan founded Shahjahanabad)1. Shahjahanabad is still a living city, now popularly known as the ‘purani dilli’, dotted with numerous sites of historical interest.
References:
1. Liddle, Swapna. “Chandni Chowk: The Mughal City of Old Delhi”. Speaking Tiger Publishing Pvt. Ltd. 2017. Pg. no. 13
rajghat
raghupati rāghav rājārām, patit pāvan sītārām sītārām, sītārām, bhaj pyāre tu sītārām ishwar allah tero nām sab ko sanmati de bhagavān rāma rahīm karīm samān hama saba hai unaki santān O Lord Rama, descendant of Raghu, Uplifter of the fallen. You and your beloved...
ghalib ki haveli
Puchhte hain vo ki ghalib kaun hai Koi batlao ki hum batlaen kya - Mirza Ghalib Narrative Ghalib ki Haveli is located in Qasim Jan, Balimaran, Chandini Chowk. Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan or Mirza Ghalib, the 19 th century icon of urdu poetry, was a man of little means....
gurudwara sis ganj sahib
Narrative Gurudwara Shish Ganj was built by Baghel Singh Dhaliwal in 1783 C.E. in the remembrance of the martyrdom of Guru Tegh Bahadur, the ninth Sikh Guru. He was the son of Guru Har Gobind but was raised to power after the death of Guru Har Kishan. According to...
sunehri masjid
Dil wa Dilli dono agar hain kharab; pa kuch lutf us ujde ghar me bhi hain - Mir Taqi Mir Both heart and delhi may have been worn out, but some little pleasures still remain in this ruined house. Narrative The Sunehri Masjid located in Chandini Chowk was built by...
kashmiri gate
santuur pheran qahva chiinaar aur shikaaraa un lafzo.n se ubhraa hai sadaa zehn me.n kashmiir -Qamruddin Narrative Kashmiri Gate is one of the many gates of the imperial city of Shahjahanabad, built in the 17th century. Located in the north, the gate was built in the...
fatehpuri masjid
Narrative The masjid was constructed by Fatehpuri Begum in the year 1650 C.E. It is located on the western extremity of Chandni Chowk, directly opposite Qila Mubarak that is conspicuous on the eastern end of Shahjahanabad. The courtyard of the masjid contains more...
manzil-e-jahan-numa
dekhe jo mujhe jahaa.n ko dekhe mai.n aa.ina-e-jahaa.n-numaa huu.n -Meer Kallu Arsh Narrative Masjid-e-Jahan-Numa (mosque commanding view of the world) orthe Jama Masjid is one of the largest mosques in India. The mosque is located on a hilly terrain known as Bhujalal...
chandini chowk
dil miraa jalva-e-aariz ne bahalne na diyaa chandni-chowk se zaKHmii ko nikalne na diyaa Narrative The bazaar of Chandni Chowk runs from the Lahori gate of Qila Mubarak in the east to Fatehpuri Masjid on the west. It was constructed by Jahanara Begum in the year 1650...
qila-e-mabrak
agar firdaus bar-rū-e-zamīñ ast hamīñ ast o hamīñ ast o hamīñ ast If there is a parardise on the face of the earth. It is here, it is here, it is here. -Amir Khusro Narrative The above mentioned couplet is inscribed in the inner corner arches of Diwan-e-Khas on the...
shahjahanabad
Narrative Shahjahan was a great patron of architecture and his pursuits were not limited to Shahjahanabad itself, evident from the construction of Taj Mahal and various other structures. The city of Shahjahanabad or the ‘Abode of Shahjahan’ was the last city of Delhi...
manzil-e-nigambodh
The wise see not a second in essence We and you are mere calling words, See One contained evident in many- See One hath formed in shapes many. -Prince Dara Shikoh Narrative The Nigambodh Ghat located on the bank of river Yamuna was named so, because according to the...