The western Entrance of Shere Shah's Fort, Delhi, March 1796 Shere Shah’s Fort, as it is generally called, is remarkable for the strength of its walls ; within which there are the remains. of a large mosque of excellent workmanship with many other buildings, but the whole are very much in ruins. It is situated without the walls of Shah Jehanabad, or modern Delhi, which is the third city of that name; the most ancient occupied a rising ground about twelve miles S. W. from the present city ; the second, as well as the last, is on the S. W. banks of the river Jumma. From the book ' Oriental scene
The western Entrance of Shere Shah's Fort, Delhi, March 1796 Shere Shah’s Fort, as it is generally called, is remarkable for the strength of its walls ; within which there are the remains. of a large mosque of excellent workmanship with many other buildings, but the whole are very much in ruins. It is situated without the walls of Shah Jehanabad, or modern Delhi, which is the third city of that name; the most ancient occupied a rising ground about twelve miles S. W. from the present city ; the second, as well as the last, is on the S. W. banks of the river Jumma. From the book ' Oriental scenery: one hundred and fifty views of the architecture, antiquities and landscape scenery of Hindoostan ' by Thomas Daniell, and William Daniell, Published in London by the Authors January 1, 1812
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