[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [General history and culture](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general) › [The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928) › v3.c30.16 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [v3.c30.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c30.16) 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. - [Previous: v3.c30.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c30.15) - [Next: v3.c30.17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c30.17) - [Up: v3.c30](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c30) ## Cites (1) - [Lal-Kot](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.site.lal-kot) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c30.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.general.haig-1928.v3.c30.16) · Pramāṇa