INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIAVAL INDIA

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The two principal monuments of Alauddin Khalji reign - the Alai Darwaza and Jama at Khana Masjid - were constructed at
A
Agra
B
Delhi
C
Fatehpur Sikri
D
Gulbarga
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Alai Darwaza and Jama’at Khana were the two principal monuments built by second Khalji Sultan of Delhi Ala-ud-din Khalji in 1311 AD at his capital Delhi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Delhi’s oldest mosque that continues to be used for worship is the Jamat Khana Masjid or Khilji Mosque. The mosque was built between 1315-1325 AD by Khizr Khan, son of Sultan Alauddin Khilji (Khilji Dynasty), and is the largest structure in the Nizamuddin Basti Dargah enclosure (Nizam-ud-Din Auliya Shrine Complex).

Detailed explanation-3: -The greatest builder of this dynasty was Sultan Alauddin Khilji. The Alai Darwaza was added in 1311 CE to the already established Qutub Minar complex in Delhi, India. It is located to the south of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque and is a large, monumental ornamented entrance gate.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Alai Darwaza is the main gate from the southern side of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque in the Qutub Minar complex . Built by Allaudin Khilji the Sultan of Delhi in 1311 AD, the Alai Darwaza has a domed entrance which is constructed using red sandstone and is adorned with white marble.

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