Old Delhi (hindi: पुरानी दिल्ली, punjabi: ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਦਿੱਲੀ, urdu: پُرانی دلّی Purānī Dillī) er det gamle Delhi, en by innenfor bymurene som ble grunnlagt som Shahjahanabad (hindi शाहजहानाबाद, punjabi : ਸ਼ਾਹਜਹਾਨਾਬਾਦ urdu: شاہجہان آباد) i 1639.[1] Den forble mughalenes hovedstad frem til slutten på Mughal-dynastiet.[2][3]

Referanser rediger

  1. ^ http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/080817/dmag9.htm Past present: Shahjahanabad Before 1857 By Mubarak Ali
  2. ^ History of Mughal Architecture, By R. Nath, Abhinav Publications, 2006
  3. ^ City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi, By William Dalrymple, Olivia Fraser, HarperCollins, 1993