The first ruler of the Delhi Sultanate, Qutb-ud-Din Aybak, commissioned the column as a symbol of triumph in 1199. After Aybak died, while playing polo after just four years of rule, his successor ...

Along the way, other historic cities have risen in the area, including Tughlaqabad during the Delhi Sultanate, Shahjahanabad during the Mughal era, Purana Qila, which saw both the Sultanate and ...