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Delhi and its surrounding areas. Considering the symbolic importance of Lalkot, Prithviraj expanded the fortress city and branded the newer parts as Quila-Rai-Pithora.

 

The area comprising Lalkot & Quila-Rai-Pithora remained symbolic of an imperial Hindu past. This area was deliberately chosen by Qutb-ud-din Aibak the general who led the invasion on behalf of Mohammad Ghori to build the Quwwat- ul- Islam Mosque & the Qutub Minar. The construction of these monuments and the presence of the leaders of Invasion in it transformed Delhi’s fortunes and it was branded as the crux of legitimate political power. Every sultan who came after Aibak wanted to own this piece of land for political legitimacy. Most of them tried to leave behind organised permanent structures mostly in the form of a city including the last colonial force on Indian soil-the British. There were a total of eight cities built in Delhi. They are:

 

(1)     LALKOT & its extension Quila-Rai-Pithora, built by the Rajput Kings.  

(2)     SIRI-built by Alauddin Khilji

(3)     TUGHLAQABAD-built by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq

(4)     JAHANPANAH-built by Muhammad  bin Tughlaq

(5)     FEROZ SHAH KOTLA-built by Feroz Shah Tughlaq

(6)     PURANA QUILA-built by Sher Shah Suri

(7)     SHAHJAHANABAD-built by Mughal Emperor ShahJahan (He was also the builder of Taj Mahal)

(8)     NEW DELHI-Built by the British

 

ARCHITECTURE & ITS ASSOCIATIONS WITH POWER:

Power-relationships are omnipresent in this world and such relationships exist across all species. The underlying objective of a “power-relationship” is to acquire the ability of one

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