Tughlaqabad Fort

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AddressTughlaqabad, Delhi, India

Managed byArchaeological Survey of India (ASI)

Today's hoursOpen today 6 AM - 6:30 PM

Tickets fromFrom ₹20

TypeFort

Time needed1.5–2 hrs

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A 14th-century fortified city built by Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughlaq dynasty, as the capital of the Delhi Sultanate. Its massive sloping stone ramparts, once enclosing a thriving city, were reportedly abandoned within years due to water shortages after a curse by Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, according to popular legend. The fort complex includes Tughlaq's own mausoleum, connected to the fort by a causeway. Though now largely in ruins, its scale still conveys the ambitions of Delhi Sultanate-era military architecture.

Did you know? Tughlaqabad Fort was abandoned within years of its completion in the 1320s, legend holds that Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya cursed the city to remain desolate after Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq diverted labourers away from the saint's well construction.