Hauz-i-Shamsi
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Hauz-i-Shamsi, also known as Shamsi Talab, is a water reservoir built by Iltutmish of the Slave Dynasty in 1230 CE. According to legend, its location was revealed to him in a dream by the Islamic prop
Stone slab depicting imprint of Muhammad's horse's hoof
View of Jahaz Mahal from Hauz-i-Shamsi
A painting of Hauzi-i-Shamsi feeding a Jharna for the garden with two pavilions
Jharna pavilion built by Akbar Shah II
Mamluk dynasty (Delhi)
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The Mamluk dynasty, or the Mamluk Sultanate, is the historiographical name or umbrella term used to refer to the three dynasties of Mamluk origin who ruled the Ghurid territories in India and subseque
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Gold coin of Ghiyath al-Din 'Iwad, Governor of Bengal (AH 614–616 AD 1217–1220). Struck in the name of Shams al-Din Iltutmish, Sultan of Dehli.
Tomb of Iltutmish (r. 1211–1236) in the Qutub Minar complex.
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