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A 16th-century gateway from Sher Shah Suri's era on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, notorious as the place where three Mughal princes were shot in 1857.
This stone gateway dates from the mid-1500s and is attributed to Sher Shah Suri, combining Afghan and early Mughal styles. It earned its grim name in September 1857, after the British retook Delhi. British officer William Hodson shot three Mughal princes here, sons and a grandson of Bahadur Shah Zafar, and their bodies were later displayed near Chandni Chowk. The ASI-protected gate stands opposite the Arun Jaitley cricket stadium, about half a kilometre south of Delhi Gate.
Highlights
- Three-storey stone gateway
- 1857 history
Tips
- Feroz Shah Kotla and Delhi Gate are within walking distance.
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