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Mehram Serai

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Mehram ki Serai is a 17th-century caravanserai listed as a protected monument by the ASI, located on the land owned by the Ministry of Defence in the north-east corner of IGI airport. [1]

27 relations: Archaeological Survey of India, Baradari (building), Caravanserai, Chhatri, Delhi, Delhi Sultanate, Eponym, Fidai Khan, Government of Delhi, Hindustan Times, History of Delhi, India, Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage, Indira Gandhi International Airport, Jahangir, Kos (unit), Lakhori bricks, List of tourist attractions in Delhi, Mahabat Khan, Mahram, Mehram nagar, Ministry of Defence (India), Nur Jahan, Red Fort, Shah Jahan, Timeline of Delhi, Vault (architecture).

Archaeological Survey of India

The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is a Government of India (Ministry of Culture) organisation responsible for archaeological research and the conservation and preservation of cultural monuments in the country.

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Baradari (building)

Baradari also Bara Dari (بارہ دری.) is a building or pavilion with 12 doors designed to allow free flow of air.

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Caravanserai

A caravanserai was a roadside inn where travelers (caravaners) could rest and recover from the day's journey.

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Chhatri

Chhatris are elevated, dome-shaped pavilions used as an element in Indian architecture.

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Delhi

Delhi (Dilli), officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India.

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Delhi Sultanate

The Delhi Sultanate (Persian:دهلی سلطان, Urdu) was a Muslim sultanate based mostly in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent for 320 years (1206–1526).

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Eponym

An eponym is a person, place, or thing after whom or after which something is named, or believed to be named.

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Fidai Khan

Fidai Khan (also Mirza Hedayetullah, reigned: 1627–1628) was the subahdar of Bengal during the time of emperor Jahangir.

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Government of Delhi

The Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi is the governing authority of the Indian national capital territory of Delhi and its 11 districts.

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Hindustan Times

Hindustan Times is an Indian English-language daily newspaper founded in 1924 with roots in the Indian independence movement of the period ("Hindustan" being a historical name for India).

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History of Delhi

The Indian capital city of Delhi has a long history, and has been an important political centre of India as the capital of several empires.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage

The Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (INTACH) is a non-profit charitable organisation registered under the Societies' Registration Act, 1860.

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Indira Gandhi International Airport

Indira Gandhi International Airport serves as the primary civilian aviation hub for the National Capital Region of Delhi, India.

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Jahangir

Mirza Nur-ud-din Beig Mohammad Khan Salim مرزا نور الدین محمد خان سلیم, known by his imperial name (جہانگیر) Jahangir (31 August 1569 – 28 October 1627), was the fourth Mughal Emperor who ruled from 1605 until his death in 1627.

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Kos (unit)

The kos (Sanskrit: कोस), also spelled Kosh, Krosh, krosha and Koss, is an ancient Indian subcontinental Arthashastra standard unit of distance, since at least 4 BCE.

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Lakhori bricks

Lakhori bricks or Badshahi bricks or Kakaiya bricks, are flat thin red colored burnt clay bricks that became increasingly popular element of mughal architecture during Shah Jahan era and remained so till early 20th century when lakhori bricks and similar Nanak Shahi bricks were replaced by the larger standard 9"x4"x3" bricks called ghumma bricks (ghumma eent) introduced by the colonial british raj.

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List of tourist attractions in Delhi

Sansad Bhavan or the Parliament of India is a circular building designed by the British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker in 1912–1913.

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Mahabat Khan

Mahabat Khan (مهابت خان) (full title Mahabat Khan Khan-e-Khanan Sipah-Salar Zamana Beg Kabuli, born Zamana Beg (died 1634), was a prominent Mughal general and statesman, perhaps best known for his coup against the Mughal Emperor Jahangir in 1626. He also Served Subehdar of Malwa Subah from 1611 to 1623.

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Mahram

A mahram is an unmarriageable kin with whom marriage or sexual intercourse would be considered haram, illegal in Islam, or people from whom purdah is not obligatory or legal escorts of a woman during journey longer than a day and night, 24 hours.

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Mehram nagar

Mehram Nagar, a 17th century village, lies north-east of IGI Terminal-1 in Delhi state of India.

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Ministry of Defence (India)

The Ministry of Defence (IAST) (abbreviated as MoD) is charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government relating directly to national security and the Indian armed forces.

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Nur Jahan

Nur Jahan (born Mehr-un-Nissa) (31 May 1577 – 17 December 1645) was the twentieth (and last) wife of the Mughal emperor Jahangir.

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Red Fort

Red Fort is a historic fort in the city of Delhi in India.

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Shah Jahan

Mirza Shahab-ud-din Baig Muhammad Khan Khurram (5 January 1592 – 22 January 1666), better known by his regnal name Shah Jahan (شاہ جہاں), (Persian:شاه جهان "King of the World"), was the fifth Mughal emperor, who reigned from 1628 to 1658.

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Timeline of Delhi

The following is a timeline of the history of Delhi, including New Delhi.

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Vault (architecture)

Vault (French voûte, from Italian volta) is an architectural term for an arched form used to provide a space with a ceiling or roof.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mehram_Serai

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