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Tag Archives: tughlaq

A Few More Photos of Khan Jahan Tilangani’s Tomb

Posted on March 8, 2018 by varunshiv

While going through earlier posts from this blog on Tilangani’s tomb, I realized that there was one post where I had compared two photos of the edge of the tomb, taken from the same spot but more than five years apart. Since I had Tilangani’s tomb on my mind, I decided to revisit the spot and take yet another photo. Continue reading →

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Another Visit to Khan Jahan Tilangani’s Tomb

Posted on March 7, 2018 by varunshiv

The Aga Khan Trust has started restoration work on parts of the mid-14th c tomb of Khan Jahan Tilangani, located in Nizamuddin basti. Tilangani was prime minister during the rule of Firoz Shah Tughlaq. Continue reading →

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Seven Delhi Mosques Built by Khan Jahan Junan Shah

Posted on December 4, 2015 by varunshiv

Firoz Shah Tughlaq was well known as a prolific patron of architectural projects, but it seems like his wazir (prime minister) Khan Jahan Junan Shah was the same, credited with commissioning seven major mosques in various parts of Delhi in the second half of the 14th c. Continue reading →

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Pir Ghaib Baoli

Posted on September 20, 2012 by varunshiv

Pir Ghaib is the name given to an unusual and mysterious Tughlaq-era building on the northern ridge, north of Hindu Rao hospital. I had covered that building in my post on Firoz Shah Tughlaq’s Delhi. On my earlier visit to Pir Ghaib I had missed the nearby baoli that is associated with the Tughlaq building. The baoli is from the same period (14th c.) and has an equally mysterious quality to it. Continue reading →

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