HISTORY
MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS
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Mehrauli
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Siri
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Hauz Khas
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Tughlaqabad
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Detailed explanation-1: -Second among the 7 historical cities of Delhi, Mehrauli was created by Qutubuddin Aibak. Qutab Minar, his 72.5-metres-tall Tower of Victory, completed in 1220 AD, stands till today.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Delhi Sultanate laid its foundation at the beginning of the thirteenth century. It was Qutub-Uddin-Aibak, the slave of Ghori who laid the foundation of the Slave dynasty and this began the rule of Delhi sultanate that ruled in India from 1206–1526.
Detailed explanation-3: -The part of Delhi where Qutubuddin Aibak laid the foundation of the first so-called ‘Seven cities’ of medieval Delhi was .
Detailed explanation-4: -Historians speak of the “Seven Cities of Delhi” but, between 1100 A.D. and 1947 A.D., there have actually been eight of them: The oldest city near the site of the Qutab Minar. Siri.