Daulatabad
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town, fortress
This was the capital of Delhi Sultanate in the times of Muhammad bin Tughlaq in the 14th century
Daulatabad (meaning “City of Prosperity”), is a 14th century fort city in Maharashtra, India, about 16 kilometers northwest of Aurangabad. The place, was once as known as Deogiri, (circa the sixth century AD, when it was an important uplands city along caravan routes and is now but a village, based around the former city of the same name.
Starting 1327, it famously remained the capital of Tughlaq dynasty, under Muhammad bin Tughluq (r. 1325-1351), who also changed its name, and forcibily moved the entire population of Delhi here, for two years, before it was abandoned due to lack of water.
Daulatabad (meaning “City of Prosperity”), is a 14th century fort city in Maharashtra, India, about 16 kilometers northwest of Aurangabad. The place, was once as known as Deogiri, (circa the sixth century AD, when it was an important uplands city along caravan routes and is now but a village, based around the former city of the same name.
Starting 1327, it famously remained the capital of Tughlaq dynasty, under Muhammad bin Tughluq (r. 1325-1351), who also changed its name, and forcibily moved the entire population of Delhi here, for two years, before it was abandoned due to lack of water.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daulatabad,_Maharashtra
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 19°56'34"N 75°13'3"E
- Daulatabad(Devgiri) Fort 0.2 km
- Devagiri Balekilla (Hill fort) 0.5 km
- Dr. Bari's poultry farm 1.7 km
- Pari zeel (Angel Lake) 2.2 km
- Gayatri Chetna Kendra 2.9 km
- Inland Container Depot. (CONCOR) Maliwada, Aurangabad. 3.1 km
- Kesapur M.I. tank 3.4 km
- rangmahal 3.6 km
- Location for Powered Paragliding Joyrides 5.9 km
- Khojewadi lake 6.7 km