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What was the name of the 'new Mughal capital' during Shah Jahan's rule? |
Shahjahanapur Shahjahanabad Shahjahananagar Shahjahanagarh |
Shahjahanabad |
In 1648 the court, army and household moved from Agra to the newly completed imperial capital, Shahjahanabad. It was a new addition to the old residential city of Delhi, with the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid, a tree-lined esplanade with bazaars (Chandni Chowk) and spacious homes for the nobility. Shah Jahan’s new city was appropriate to a more formal vision of a grand monarchy. |