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    History: The Delhi Fort Also Known As Lal Qil'ah, or Lal Qila Is Located in The Of, and Beca

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    The Red Fort in Delhi, India was constructed between 1638 and 1648 as the palace of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to serve as the capital of his empire. It was the residence of the Mughal royal family until 1857 when the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II was exiled by the British after the failed Indian rebellion. Important events in India's independence movement, such as speeches by Nehru on August 15th, 1947, have taken place at the Red Fort. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.

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    The Red Fort in Delhi, India was constructed between 1638 and 1648 as the palace of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to serve as the capital of his empire. It was the residence of the Mughal royal family until 1857 when the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II was exiled by the British after the failed Indian rebellion. Important events in India's independence movement, such as speeches by Nehru on August 15th, 1947, have taken place at the Red Fort. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.

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    The Red Fort in Delhi, India was constructed between 1638 and 1648 as the palace of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to serve as the capital of his empire. It was the residence of the Mughal royal family until 1857 when the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II was exiled by the British after the failed Indian rebellion. Important events in India's independence movement, such as speeches by Nehru on August 15th, 1947, have taken place at the Red Fort. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.

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    The Delhi Fort also known as Lal Qil'ah, or Lal Qila is located in

    the walled city of Delhi, India and beca

    History
    Mughal Emperor Shahjahan started construction of the massive fort in 1638 and
    work was completed in 1648.

    [2]

    The Red Fort was originally referred to as "Qila-i-Mubarak" (the blessed fort),
    because it was the residence of the royal family. The layout of the Red Fort was
    organised to retain and integrate this site with the Salimgarh Fort. The fortress
    palace is an important focal point of the medieval city of Shahjahanabad. The
    planning and aesthetics of the Red Fort represent the zenith of Mughal creativity
    which prevailed during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan. This Fort has had many
    developments added on after its construction by Emperor Shahjahan. The
    significant phases of development were under Aurangzeb and later Mughal rulers.
    Important physical changes were carried out in the overall settings of the site after
    the First War of Independence during British Rule in 1857. After Independence, the
    site experienced a few changes in terms of addition/alteration to the structures.
    During the British period the Fort was mainly used as a cantonment and even after
    Independence, a significant part of the Fort remained under the control of the Indian
    Army until the year 2003.

    The Red Fort was the palace for Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan's new capital,
    Shahjahanabad, the seventh greatcity in the Delhi site. He moved his capital
    from Agra in a move designed to bring prestige to his reign, and to provide ample
    opportunity to apply his ambitious building schemes and interests.
    The fort lies along the Yamuna River, which fed the moats that surround most of the
    wall. The wall at its north-eastern corner is adjacent to an older fort, the Salimgarh
    Fort, a defense built by Islam Shah Suri in 1546.The construction of the Red Fort
    began in 1638 and was completed by 1648.
    On 11 March 1783, Sikhs briefly entered Red Fort in Delhi and occupied the Diwan-iAm. The city was essentially surrendered by the Mughal wazir in cahoots with his
    Sikh Allies. This task was carried out under the command of the Sardar Baghel Singh
    Dhaliwal of the Karor Singhia misl.
    The last Mughal emperor to occupy the fort was Bahadur Shah II "Zafar". Despite
    being the`seat of Mughal power and its defensive capabilities, the Red Fort was not
    defended during the 1857 uprising against the British. After the failure of the 1857
    rebellion, Zafar left the fort on 17 September. He returned to Red Fort as a prisoner
    of the British. Zafar was tried on in a trial starting on 27 January 1858, and was
    exiled on 7 October.
    On 15 August 1947, India became an independent nation. This was marked
    by Jawahar Lal Nehru, the Prime Minister of India, unveiling the flag of independent
    India on 15 August 1947. This practice of unfurling the national flag with a speech
    by the Prime Minister on Independence Day continues to this day. Just after World
    War II, the Red Fort had been the scene of the famous trial of the Indian National
    Army.
    me a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.[1]

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