Medieval Architecture, Cities, Merchants and Craftsmen — Social Science STD 7 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 7Social ScienceMedieval Architecture, Cities, Merchants and Craftsmen3 Marks
Question
Red Fort
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Answer
In $1638\ AD$ Shah Jahan built Red Fort in Delhi. Red stone is used in this fort, built in Mughal style.
ShahJahan established a town named 'Shahjahanabad' after his name inside this fort. The beautiful buildings like Diwan-e-Aam, Diwan-e-Khas, Rangmahal were built in this fort.
The building Diwan-e-Khas is decorated with gold, silver and precious stones. Shah Jahan built the artistic 'Mayurasana' of gold to sit in Diwan-e-Khas. The Red fort of Delhi is a wonderful and best building of Mughal architecture. Aurangzeb built the Tomb of Rabir- ud-Dauran (Bibi ka makbara) in Aurangabad in the memory of his wife, which is as artistic as Taj Mahal.
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