INDIAN HISTORY

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Who among the following had constructed the Red Fort in Delhi?
A
Jahangir
B
Aurangzeb
C
Akbar
D
Shah-Jahan
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Red Fort was built by emperor Shah Jahan at Shahjahanabad. The Red Fort is built with red sandstone.

Detailed explanation-2: -Emperor Shah Jahan commissioned construction of the Red Fort on 12 May 1638, when he decided to shift his capital from Agra to Delhi. Originally red and white, its design is credited to architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori, who also constructed the Taj Mahal.

Detailed explanation-3: -Red Fort, also called Lal Qalʿah, also spelled Lal Kila or Lal Qila, Mughal fort in Old Delhi, India. It was built by Shah Jahān in the mid-17th century and remains a major tourist attraction.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Red Fort was built by the famous Mughal ruler Shah Jahan in the year 1648. The foundation stone was laid in 1639, and it took almost nine years to be fully constructed. The fort is made up of red sandstone and marble, which makes it unique among other historical monuments.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Red Fort Complex was built as the palace fort of Shahjahanabad – the new capital of the fifth Mughal Emperor of India, Shah Jahan. Named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone, it is adjacent to an older fort, the Salimgarh, built by Islam Shah Suri in 1546, with which it forms the Red Fort Complex.

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