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This fort, the oldest in Delhi, was built in the 16th century by the second Indian emperor, Humâyûn, and also by Sher Shâh Sûrî who occupied the site from 1540 to 1555. The Hindus, always anxious to prove the "scientific" character of the Vedic legends, are trying to search for remains of an earlier city, but the excavations have given only negligible results. The architectural wonders of the Purana Qila, including the extraordinary mosque in the fort, reveal the striking superiority of Indo-Islamic art over earlier constructions.
Founded by the Emperor Shahjahan, Delhi (Shahjahanabad) was until 1947 a city of largely Islamic civilization populated by 40.3% of Muslims against 53.2% of Hindus. But, during the dramatic partition of India at the time of independence, the proportion of religions was brutally changed by the invasion of Hindus from Pakistan. The Hindu terror following this invasion forced 300,000 Muslim Indian citizens (2/3 of the Delhi community) to leave India. To escape the Hindu terror, they took refuge in the Purana Qila (and also in the camps of the Jama masjid and the tomb of Humayun) before emigrating to Pakistan. The Hindu atrocities in Delhi claimed tens of thousands of Muslim victims.
Even today, all the most remarkable monuments in Delhi, several of which are on the UNESCO inventory, are Indo-Islamic.
This fort, the oldest in Delhi, was built in the 16th century by the second Indian emperor, Humâyûn, and also by Sher Shâh Sûrî who occupied the site from 1540 to 1555. The Hindus, always anxious to prove the "scientific" character of the Vedic legends, are trying to search for remains of an earlier city, but the excavations have given only negligible results. The architectural wonders of the Purana Qila, including the extraordinary mosque in the fort, reveal the striking superiority of Indo-Islamic art over earlier constructions.
Founded by the Emperor Shahjahan, Delhi (Shahjahanabad) was until 1947 a city of largely Islamic civilization populated by 40.3% of Muslims against 53.2% of Hindus. But, during the dramatic partition of India at the time of independence, the proportion of religions was brutally changed by the invasion of Hindus from Pakistan. The Hindu terror following this invasion forced 300,000 Muslim Indian citizens (2/3 of the Delhi community) to leave India. To escape the Hindu terror, they took refuge in the Purana Qila (and also in the camps of the Jama masjid and the tomb of Humayun) before emigrating to Pakistan. The Hindu atrocities in Delhi claimed tens of thousands of Muslim victims.
Even today, all the most remarkable monuments in Delhi, several of which are on the UNESCO inventory, are Indo-Islamic.
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