{"id":4987,"date":"2013-05-15T14:18:39","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T08:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=4987"},"modified":"2014-07-02T16:42:18","modified_gmt":"2014-07-02T11:12:18","slug":"tughlaqabad-fort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/tughlaqabad-fort","title":{"rendered":"Tughlaqabad Fort"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_23405\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23405\" style=\"width: 665px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/travel\/tughlaqabad-fort\/attachment\/tughlaqabad-fort-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-23405\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2013\/05\/tughlaqabad-fort.jpg\" alt=\"Tughlaqabad Fort\" width=\"665\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2013\/05\/tughlaqabad-fort.jpg 665w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2013\/05\/tughlaqabad-fort-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/ci-moi-images\/my-india\/2013\/05\/tughlaqabad-fort-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23405\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tughlaqabad Fort<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong><br \/>\nLocated on the present-day Mehrauli-Badarpur road in the southern part of Delhi, the ruins of the Tughlaqabad Fort are a must-see place in this part of India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>History:<\/strong><br \/>\nThis fort has an interesting history: It was built in the early part of the 14th century by Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq. Before Tughlaq had acquired this title, he was called Ghazi Malik and served Sultan Mubarak Khilji. The idea of building this fort came to Tughlaq during a talk with Khilji where the latter jeered that the slave Tughlaq (then Malik) should build himself a brand new city atop a hillock. When Tughlaq came to the throne (involving details I won&#8217;t get into here), it was this very idea he wanted to see carried out.<\/p>\n<p>The fort was to have a strong citadel to keep the threat of Mongol invaders at bay. For purposes of connectivity, Tughlaq also had a road built connecting to what came to be called the GT Road.<\/p>\n<p>Legend has it that Tughlaq dictated that every labourer of the area be involved in building this city-fort. This invoked the wrath of one particular labourer \u2013 Nizamuddin Auliya \u2013 who cursed the entire enterprise. And lo and behold, the city-fort could not prosper! Even today it is known for the thorniness of its bushes, and its general inhabitability.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Information:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe entrance is chargeable. For Adults who are Indian citizens, the cost is Rs. 5\/-. For foreign visitors, the cost of the ticket comes to Rs. 100\/- per head ($ 2). Entry for children up to 15 years of age is free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tips:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe time taken to visit the entire complex is about 3 hours.<br \/>\nThe terrain is uneven, thorny and generally not recommended for senior citizens and people who have difficulty walking.<br \/>\nBe equipped with proper walking gear while visiting this historical site.<br \/>\nThe best time to visit the site is between October and April when Delhi weather is kinder.<br \/>\nThe best mode of conveyance to the site is by car or cab. Parking is available at the entrance of the Fort.<\/p>\n<p>!@#$%<br \/>\n<b>For more information visit:<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/delhi\/places-of-interest\/\" target=\"_blank\">Places to Visit in Delhi<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location: Located on the present-day Mehrauli-Badarpur road in the southern part of Delhi, the ruins of the Tughlaqabad Fort are a must-see place in this part of India. History: This fort has an interesting history: It was built in the early part of the 14th century by Ghias-ud-din Tughlaq. Before Tughlaq had acquired this title, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":23405,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,11315,67,5],"tags":[48,3952],"class_list":{"0":"post-4987","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-history","8":"category-india","9":"category-subcontinent","10":"category-travel","11":"tag-delhi","12":"tag-fort"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4987","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4987"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4987\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23406,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4987\/revisions\/23406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23405"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4987"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4987"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4987"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}