Tughlakabad, Delhi, was a settlement of Ibn Battuta's time in the subcontinent. How many gates did Ibn Battuta say Delhi had?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Twenty eight
Ibn Battuta wrote that Delhi had twenty eight gates, called darwaza, and the Budaun darwaza was the greatest of them.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2 Ibn Battuta and Indian cities … “… The rampart is pierced through by windows which open on the side of the city, and it is through these windows that light enters inside. The lower part of the rampart is built of stone; the upper part of bricks. It has many towers close to one another. There are twenty eight gates of this city which are called darwaza, and of these, the Budaun darwaza is the greatest; inside the Mandwi darwaza there is a grain market; adjacent to the Gul darwaza there is an orchard ... …” |