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Madhulika L
Noida, India6,729 contributions
Nov 2019
When the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan shifted the imperial capital from Agra to Delhi in the 1640s, he built the fort and the imperial mosque, and a walled city—Shahjahanabad—beside the fort. Shahjahanabad was pierced by eleven gates; later, more gates were added. Today, only four of those medieval gates remain: Ajmeri Gate, Delhi Gate, Kashmiri Gate—and, the only gate not named for a city, Turkman Gate. While all the other gates were named for the city which they faced, Turkman Gate was named after a person: Shah Turkman Bayabani, who died in 1240 CE and was a Sufi mystic much revered in Delhi at one time.
The gate itself has nothing to do with Shah Turkman Bayabani. However, the dargah of the saint is right next to the gate, which is why the name has been carried over to the gate as well.
The gate is a solid one made of stone: it has formidable looking turrets on both sides, and a broad arched doorway through the middle. The arched section has some rudimentary ornamentation in red sandstone and grey quartzite, but the rest is all rough stone. A high railing surrounds the gate on all sides, with a gate to allow visitors in. The ASI’s guards are here, but you can go in and have a look. There’s not much to see inside the gate itself; it’s just the outside of it that’s fairly picturesque. No entry fee is charged.
The gate itself has nothing to do with Shah Turkman Bayabani. However, the dargah of the saint is right next to the gate, which is why the name has been carried over to the gate as well.
The gate is a solid one made of stone: it has formidable looking turrets on both sides, and a broad arched doorway through the middle. The arched section has some rudimentary ornamentation in red sandstone and grey quartzite, but the rest is all rough stone. A high railing surrounds the gate on all sides, with a gate to allow visitors in. The ASI’s guards are here, but you can go in and have a look. There’s not much to see inside the gate itself; it’s just the outside of it that’s fairly picturesque. No entry fee is charged.
Written 30 November 2019
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