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Sher Shah Suri Gate, New Delhi
Sher Mandal is situated in the Purana Quila or the Old Fort. Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, laid the foundation of his city Dinpanah in 1533 and chose the ancient Indraprastha site for his fort. He became the Mughal emperor after the death of his father Babur in 1530. Though Humayun established his capital at Dinpanah in Delhi, he could not rule there for long as Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan chieftain who ruled eastern India, drove him out. For some years, Humayun spent a life of exile in the court of the Persian ruler of Iran. In the first part of his rule (up to 1540), when the Afghan chieftain Sher Shah defeated him, he could only complete the massive fort walls and three magnificent gateways.
Sher Shah Suri Gate, New Delhi
Sher Mandal is situated in the Purana Quila or the Old Fort. Humayun, the second Mughal emperor, laid the foundation of his city Dinpanah in 1533 and chose the ancient Indraprastha site for his fort. He became the Mughal emperor after the death of his father Babur in 1530. Though Humayun established his capital at Dinpanah in Delhi, he could not rule there for long as Sher Shah Suri, an Afghan chieftain who ruled eastern India, drove him out. For some years, Humayun spent a life of exile in the court of the Persian ruler of Iran. In the first part of his rule (up to 1540), when the Afghan chieftain Sher Shah defeated him, he could only complete the massive fort walls and three magnificent gateways.