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City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi

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by William Dalrymple

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Why are the cities called "dead"?
Laksh Verma Delhi came to prominence in history since the 12th century when the last important hindu dynasty of chauhans had built their first fort in delhi-quila…moreDelhi came to prominence in history since the 12th century when the last important hindu dynasty of chauhans had built their first fort in delhi-quila rai pithora. since then, islamic invasion from central asia and afghanistan by muslim invaders came wave after wave, one dynasty after the other and each dynasty built their own new fort , by not expanding on the previous dynasty, but rather building a new delhi everytime. delhi sultanate had siri, tughlaqabad,jahapanah, firozobad. then came mughals and shah jahan built shahjahanabad(old delhi today) and now new delhi built by british. most of the people are unaware of these other cities before the mughal period.(less)
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Where is William Dalrymple these days?
Mark he has lived and worked in Delhi for the past thirty years.
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