UPSC History The Mughal Empire Question Bank Mughal Period / Sur Dynasty

  • question_answer
    The building known as Purana Qila at Delhi were built by

    A)  Babur

    B)  Firoz Tughlaq

    C)  Sher Shah

    D)  Shahjahan

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     The building known as Purana Qila at Delhi was built by Sher Shah. Three main gates on the north, south and west are part of the fortifications of the Purana Qila, the sixth city of Delhi, built by Sher Shah Suri (1538-45). Sher Shah Suri raised his citadel after demolishing Dinpanah, the city built by Humayun. The fortifications of the Qila extended to a boundary of 2 km (1.2 ml) on an irregularly oblong plan.


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