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445:. He even played a psychological game with his army officers who had come in a delegation seeking salary, when he told them that he would forego some of his crown jewels for the purpose and that he would give up his life for the cause; the officers refused his offer trusting that the Emperor was stating all this in right earnest. Following this, even proclamations were issued declaring that the Emperor would lead the attack against the British and urging all his people, irrespective of caste or creed, to join him in fighting the war. But, in the middle of September 1857, British soldiers were closing in on the fort. At this stage, his trusted assistant Bhakt Khan urged the Emperor to leave the fort and accompany him to a safer place and look for a day when he could "renew war in the open country". But the Emperor refused, permitted his army to vacate the fort but he himself moved to the Humayun tomb. The fourth infantry of the British army entered the Salimgarh Fort where they encountered a single entry only. Similar experience was encountered by the 741: 725: 663: 773: 58: 480: 701: 418: 757: 583:
withdrew the application for listing by UNESCO. The multi control of the fort was causing problems to the ASI in taking adequate conservation measures to protect and preserve this monument, along with the Red Fort and other monuments within the fort complex. ASI had petitioned the Courts through an affidavit stating: "It is impossible to maintain these portions of the fort unless and until they are completely vacated and handed over to the ASI for proper assessment of the damage already caused". ASI had also stated that the Ministry of Tourism of the
621: 570: 596:"The core zone of about hectare includes the Red Fort and Salimgarh Fort while the buffer zone measuring over 40 hectares includes the immediate surroundings of the Red Fort and Salimgarh Fort. The Red Fort Complex, Delhi is classified as a cultural property with an outstanding universal significance. The inscription of the Red Fort on the World Heritage List is very significant for Delhi since the Red Fort Complex would be the third World Heritage Site in the city, an honour that no other single location in the country can boast of." 46: 713: 74: 189: 3322: 203: 686:. This bridge was later replaced by a railway bridge at the same location. At present, an arched over bridge connects it from the Red Fort end. From this location, the fort provides a commanding view of the Red Fort, the river and the surroundings. But it is a noisy area with continuous flow of heavy traffic from the several artery roads that surround it and also from the traffic flow from the trans–Yamuna over the existing steel bridge on the main river close by. 604:, prepared a draft report presenting a "Comprehensive Conservation Management Plan (CCMP)” based on a detailed study of the site's importance. The plan has taken due cognizance of the role and duties of management of the fort by various departments and agencies that operated from within the fort. The plan also envisages restoration of the old bridge that links Red Fort to Salimgarh since it provides historical link between the Mughal Rule and the British Rule. 654:. At the Prime Minister's intervention the premises of the fort and the museum have been opened to the public. To encourage tourists to visit this place, ASI has also introduced guides at the Red Fort gate to give directions to this Fort, which till recently was hardly known to the public vis-à-vis the famous Red Fort. Also, the long walk from the Red Fort gate to this place discouraged people from visiting the fort and the museum. 410:), was visualised as an ideal setting that provided the needed protection against erosion by the Yamuna River. It was also obvious that a stream on one side and a mountain ridge on the other side of any fortification would be a formidable barrier for invaders to penetrate into Delhi, as such a setting would only force the invaders to follow the river course. Keeping these advantages in view the Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546. 1770: 221: 1717: 81: 501:. From the time it was built, the fort structure has undergone several stages of repairs over the centuries. An arch bridge links it with the Red Fort on the northeastern side, which was constructed during Bahadur Shah Zafar's reign, and hence the gate is named as Bahadur Shah Gate. The gate is built of brick masonry with selective use of red 529:
in the Salimgarh Fort for 21 years till her death. It was stated that she was imprisoned for being a poetess and a musician (both anathema to Aurangzeb's austere, more orthodox and fundamental way of life and thinking) and for being sympathetic to her brother Muhammad Akbar who was persona non–grata
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in a country celebrating an Islamic revival, I'd thought back then, as I twirled at an Uzbek soiree at Kokand in the Ferghana Valley. My hostess had snatched up a daf (dafli in India) and was dancing slowly to a sad Persian song by Zebunissa 'Makhfi', an Uzbek-Tajik favourite. She was a princess of
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The Swatantra Sangram Museum, which opened to the public on 2 October 1995, is located in the precincts of the Red Fort Complex within the Salimgarh Fort as it was the prison where the INA prisoners were incarcerated by the British from 1945 till Independence of India from British rule on 15 August
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However, Humayun after he won back the Empire had renamed Salimghar Fort as "Nurghar" since the first ruler of the Sur dynasty, Sher Shah Suri (father of Salim Shah Suri who had built the fort) had earlier usurped his Kingdom in 1540 AD. He had, therefore, decreed that nobody would use its original
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The book revolves around Princess Zebunissa (1638–1702) who is defined as the symbol of female power of the Mughal dynasty and portrays their stature in the court life in the seventeenth century...For her the name signified a life dramatically suppressed, cut off from the world. Her mysterious and
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of the location where the British had held trial of the Indian National Army prisoners for treason in 1945. Since then he retracted (after the present museum was completed) his selection of the site and indicated a new building adjoining the existing museum as the site where the trial was held. In
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after India's Independence on 15 August 1947. Several other government agencies, including ASI, were also involved with the upkeep of the monuments. This became an issue when ASI had approached UNESCO in 1992 to include this monument for inscription on World Heritage List. Hence, at that time ASI
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would approach the UNESCO to accord world heritage status to the monument once it was transferred to their complete jurisdiction and after completing the needed restoration works. The Army transferred the fort to ASI's possession in December 2003 and thereafter, in 2006, the ASI submitted its
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Till the time the CCMP is approved and items of work are prioritised, ASI has undertaken several restoration actions in the Red Fort at a cost of Rs 27.5 million (US$ 0.55 million) and at Salimgarh Fort at a cost of Rs 8 million (US$ 160,000) to be completed before the
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The fort which had been continuously occupied by the Army, from the time of first independence movement in 1857 till 2005, was initially under the British army control with artillery units headquartered there and also as a prison, and subsequently it was under the control of the
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proposal for World Heritage listing by UNESCO. Finally, the World Heritage Committee accepted Government of India's request and accorded approval for inscription of the Red Fort Complex, Delhi in the World Heritage List, in its meeting held from 23 to 27 June 2007 at
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Delhi via Ferghana; Aurangzeb's daughter, whom he jailed for 20 years in Salimgarh, next to the Red Fort, because of her Sufi sympathies. Aurangzeb had killed music in his realm. Zebunissa's voice sang in her ancestral homeland, though lost to Delhi.
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nights. It is also mentioned that the moans and groans of the soldiers of INA who were tortured and who died here are heard in the vicinity. Thus, this fort established a strong link between the Mughal rule and the
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unexpected imprisonment is also described in this book: Zebunissa's fate changed drastically when she was sent to prison by her father Aurangzeb, where she died leaving a landmark near the Red Fort of Delhi.
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The location chosen for building the fortification was in the Delhi plains (with an elevation range of 80–110 feet (24–34 m), hemmed by the Yamuna River on one side and the northern spur of the
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range of hills on the other side. This topography of the land area with the rock exposures at the fort's location, with a favourable link with the northeast trending ridge and the main mosque (
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The East India Railway was brought to Delhi through the Salimgarh Fort. The line used to pass over Salimgarh and a portion of the fort. It was later extended to the Rajputana Railway.
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1947. Many of the prisoners had died within the jail premises. The place was chosen as the site for the museum on the basis of initial identification provided by Colonel
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She spent most of her time in her library, when she was imprisoned in the fort of Salimgarh. No doubt at that time her books were her only companion to console her.
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where he was executed. It is also said that Auranagzeb, apart from imprisoning Murad Baksh, had the dubious credit of incarcerating his favourite eldest daughter
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with the Emperor. The British had kept Bahadur Shah incarcerated at this fort, after he was taken prisoner at Humayun tomb and later shifted to
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spill Channel (since closed and converted into a road) and linked by an arched bridge, as viewed from Metcalfe's townhouse, View of 1843
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was taken prisoner at Humayun tomb. This fort was then the scene of a lot of war activity. During the rebellion, Emperor
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Qila Rai Pithora, the Lal Kot expended by Prithviraj Chauhan (also called Rai Pithora, r. 1177–92 CE) of Chauhan dynasty
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Ghosts are said to haunt the fort area and several stories are narrated in this regard. One of them relates to
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The world of walled cities: conservation, environmental pollution, urban renewal and developmental prospects
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During Aurangzeb's reign, the fort was first converted into a prison. Aurangzeb had imprisoned his brother
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2007 (the 60th Year of India's Independence), ASI decided to shift the museum to the new location but
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After the rebellion was put down, the fort was, for a time, used by the British as an army camp (with
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in England where state prisoners were either tormented to death or faded away in the prison.
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The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement
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units) but was subsequently, from 1945, used as a penitentiary to hold prisoners from the
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View of Bahadur Shah Gate at head of Arched bridge linking Salimgarh Fort and Red Fort
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Salimgarh Fort, in 1546 CE by Salim Shah Suri (r. 1545-54 CE), son of Sher Shah Suri
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An impressive view from the main road of Salimgarh Fort with circular bastions
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was also proposed to be added to the museum with full–size depictions of the
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and Salimgarh Fort with a plaque declaring it as Swatantrata Senani Smarak
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Delhi Description of Salimgarh fort, Delhi Album of Thomas Metcalfe, 1843
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Before India got Independence from the British Rule, prisoners from the
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Notable Mughal and Hindu women in the 16th and 17th centuries A.D.
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The fort has a triangular plan, and its thick walls are built in
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View of Salimgarh Fort with the arch bridge linking it to the
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from the Salimgarh Fort with railway bridge in the background
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A colour painting showing Salimgarh Fort linked to Red Fort
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channel now closed and converted into the main thoroughfare
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Captive Princess; Zebunissa, Daughter of Emperor Aurangzeb
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Further to the above listing, ASI at the directive of the
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Arched bridge linking Salimgarh and Red Forts on former
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wearing a black veil singing poems composed by her, on
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Rani-ki-Vav (the Queen's Stepwell) at Patan, Gujarat
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Lal Kot, by Tomara dynasty (1152-1177 CE) as capital
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when, earlier, they had entered the palace from the
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Delhi
Entry Gate to Salimgarh Fort from the Yamuna River side

Salimgarh Fort is located in India
28°39′40″N 77°14′24″E / 28.661°N 77.240°E / 28.661; 77.240
Fort
Government of India
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
Red Fort Complex
Islam Shah Suri
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
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Salim Shah Suri
Sher Shah Suri
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Humayun
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Red Fort
Shahjahanbad
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