Firozabad

Firozabad was the fifth city of Delhi. One of the Tughlak rulers, Firoze Tughlak created this city. It was named Firozabad or Kotla Firoze Shah. It was a large enclosure of high walls, containing palaces, pillared halls, mosques, a pigeon tower and a water tank. On the top of his palace, Firoze planted an Ashokan pillar of 1500 years ago. After Firoze Shah's death, the sultanate became politically unstable and in 1398, the Turk ruler of Samarkand Taimur invaded India. He captured Firozabad, prayed at the mosque and went back to Samarkand with the looted wealth.

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Firozabad district, Firozabad Lok Sabha Constituency, Firozabad Vidhan Sabha Constituency, Firozpur City Vidhan Sabha Constituency, Firozpur Lok Sabha Constituency