Thus the first Muslim city of Delhi was built in 1303 and called Siri ('Sir' is Hindi for head) as a homage to all the severed heads. ... To provide water supply to city of Siri, ...

It is said that Ala-ud-Din Khilji, who was known as the first real emperor of India, built the Siri Fort in the second city of Delhi, that is Siri to stop the invading Mongols ...

Siri is the third city of Delhi and was built by Sultan Alaud-Din Khilji in 1303. The few remains of the city can be seen in the Siri Fort complex near the Asian Games Village area, east of Hauz Khas.

The Delhi Sultanate, founded by Qutubuddin Aibak, built five cities in its over 300 years of rule. In Part 2 of our series, we looks at the remnants of these structures | Latest News Delhi ...

He built the Siri city and Fort of Delhi. He died in 1316. His successors were weak and dynasty ended. Delhi under Tughlaq Dynasty. Tughlaq Dynasty followed them and ruled over Delhi from 1320 to 1414 ...

Delhi grew to be the capital of an empire in the time of the Delhi Sultanate, with the establishment of Siri, the 2nd city of Delhi. Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (r. 1320-24), the first of the Tughlaq kings ...

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has opened its recently renovated swimming pool at Siri Fort Sports Complex for the general public after its inauguration on Tuesday. The Olympic ...

Delhi, often called the city of tombs, is dotted with forts, each with its unique story. From Mahmud of Ghazni, Mohammed Ghori, the Mongols, Babur, Nadir Shah, Ahmed Shah Abdali, the Marathas, to ...

Nirdesh K Singh has written earlier about Firozabad, Delhi's fifth city and Shergarh, Delhi's sixth city. Today he writes about Siri. Before the celluloid Hollywood Terminator, there was the real ...