The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c30.16
The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c30.16
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To return, however, to Delhi. The city which the armies of Quṭb-ud-dīn Aibak occupied in 1191 was the *Qal‘a-i-Rāi Pithaura*, the oldest of the ‘Seven Cities’ of Delhi, within the perimeter of which was included the strongly-fortified citadel known as the ‘Lāl Kot.’ Inside this citadel the conquerors erected one of the most remarkable series of monuments of which Islam can boast.