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Qila Rai Pithora in New Delhi #Know Your Nation

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Schedule of Wiredwiki English KNOW YOUR NATION @ Mon - Fri 8:00 a.m IST SOUL-SURFER @ Sun 8:00 a.m IST Subscribe to My Channel for more: https://goo.gl/QG3odP Our Channel in Other Languages Wiredwiki Network: https://goo.gl/wi8K4K Connect with me through social media Facebook: https://facebook.com/askorama Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wiredwiki The timings of this park is from sunrise to sunset, and entry is free for all. Qila rai pithora is located between Saket and mehrauli. The nearest Metrostation to this fort is Malviya nagar , others being the saket and qutub minar metro station. Now a brief History, Qila Rai pithora along with Lal kot are known as the first city of delhi. Lal kot was founded by anangpal tomar in around 8th century and in around mid eleventh century, anangpal tomar II build lal kot with all the walls and stuff. Later the chauhan rajputs took over delhi from the tomar rajuts and the chauhan king, prithviraj chauhan at that time who was also called as rai pithora, and who also ruled ajmer and delhi between 1169 to 1192, Extended Lal kot by building huge walls and the entire city came to be called as qila rai pithora.Qila in persian means fort or castle. The combined fort extended to six and a half km this whole fort was made with 7 gates and it is said thAt around twenty seven Hindu and Jain temples were built inside the walls of the fortress. The chauhans ruled from qila rai pithora and it remained the capital city of northern India for about 100 years. It has a beautiful park where you can sit and relax with your family, it also has a jogging track for those who are health conscious. The Park houses a splendid 18 feet statue of the Prithvi Raj Chauhan. Going up on the roof of the library is prohibited. Now after Shahabuddin Muhammad Ghori defeated prithviraj chauhan in the second battle of tarain in 1192 , prithviraj was captured and than shamsuddin went to his country leaving qutubiddin aibak as his viceory in india. However, Aibak didn't extend or change the fort structure, it remained same through his early successors as well. That's basically it i am not gonaa talk about that in this video.When you enter the complex there is this giant looking monster kind of statue, i Don't know what it is but it's there. There are pictures around the whole complex which will tell you things related to indian history and culture and things related to fort as well. It also comes with the library where you will find books about the history an culture of india, you do need to be a member to enter the library. if you don't have membership than there is a second room filled with magazine and news papers for whose who just want to sit and relax and read newspaper. Make note that the timings of the library is 9:00 to 5:00 pm and it remain closed in sunday. Remains of the fort walls are scattered across South Delhi, visible in present Saket, Mehrauli around Qutb complex, Kishangarh and Vasant Kunj areas.The fort looks especially beautiful in the evenings when its ramparts get all lit up, and is an ideal place to spend a peaceful evening There also lies a small section of fortifications said to be of Jahanpanah, the large walled city built by Muhammad bin Tughlaq in the early 14th c. Muhammad Tughluq after constructing the fort of Adilabad in A.D. 1327 built another fortification, later known as Jahanpanah (Fourth city of Delhi), which enclosed the suburbs of Delhi. This was build to address the constant threat of the Mongols that's why probably the name was jahapanah meaning shelter of the world. The walls cross the Delhi-Mehrauli road about 14.5-km from Delhi, and can be seen at several points, such as to the north of the Indian Institute of Technology, to the north of Begampuri and south of Khirki mosques, to the north of Chiragh-Delhi, at Satpula and close to the Hauz-Rani Gate of Qila Rai Pithora. I will be covering lal kot in a seperate video so make sure to check that out as well.