INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Purana Qila ( lit. ‘Old Fort’) is one of the oldest forts in Delhi, India. Built by the second Mughal Emperor Humayun and Sur Emperor Sher Shah Suri, it is thought by many to be located on the site of the ancient city of Indraprastha.

Detailed explanation-2: -Literally “old fort“, Purana Quila is definitely worth including in your itinerary. Built by Mughal emperor Humayun and Afghan ruler Sher Shah, the walls of the fort have three gates and are surrounded by a moat fed by the river Yamuna.

Detailed explanation-3: -The medieval fort of Purana Qila or Old Fort was built between 1538 and 1545 by the Mughal emperor Humayun and his intercessor Sher Shah Suri, on the site of the ancient city of Indraprastha, home of the Pandavas in the Mahabharata Epic.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sher Shah established another capital city of Delhi. The City, known as Shergarh, was built on the ruins of Dinpanah that Humayun had set up. The remains of Shergarh is what you see today at Purana Qila.