FEROZE SHAH KOTLA
Built By: Feroze Shah Tugluq
Architectural Style: 1354
Historic Significance: Part Of Ferozabad, The Fifth City Of Delhi
The City Of Ferozabad
Feroze Shah Tughluq, a man interested in history, hunting, architecture
and irrigation, created Delhi's fifth city, Ferozabad. Then situated on
the banks of the Yamuna, it is known
as Feroze Shah Kotla. It lies off the busy Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg,
Delhi's fleet street, and its few surviving buildings include a mosque,
where Timur prayed. The ruins of the mosque
were used for the construction of later cities.
The Ashokan Pillar
Of greater interest is an Ashokan Pillar. Two inscribed Ashokan pillars
at Ambala and Meerut excited the curiosity of the emperor, and
contemporary historians record their transportation to Delhi. One pillar
was placed in Ferozabad, and it was the inscription on this one, which was
first deciphered by James Princep in 1837, yielding the key to the
'Brahmi' script.
The second pillar was placed in Pir Ghaib, the emperor's hunting lodge in
the ridge. Feroze Shah extensively renovated
Hauz Khas, beside which
he also established a college for religious instruction and a mosque. His
tomb is also there, and the village beside the impressive monuments and
reservoir is now the location of boutiques and cafes.
Around Feroze Shah Kotla
This place was the Kushk-i-Feroze, the palace of Feroze Shah Tughluq.
Also located over here is a round step well or baoli, which is two floors
deep and has antechambers at each level. The graveyard of Sultana Razia is
also located here.
It is famous in the history for another reason that Taimur long defeated
Mahammad Shah here in 1398 and captured Delhi. Beside the Baoli there is a
mosque built in 1405, however in dilapidated
condition. Taimur admired it most for its architectural pattern and
ornamentation and that he built up a replica of it in his home capital
Samarkhand, which is called the "Great Mosque".
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