File:Delhi Firoze Shah Pillar.jpg
The sandstone pillar at the Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi.
From Wikipedia: Firuz Shah Tughlaq (r. 1351-88), the Sultan of Delhi, established the fortified city of Firozabad in 1354, as the new capital of the Delhi Sultanate on the banks of Yamuna river, the site of the present Feroze Shah Kotla, literally Kotla (fortress or citadel) of Firoz Shah. Here he erected the Lat or Ashoka Column, attributed to Mauryan ruler Ashoka. The 13.1 metres high column, made of polished sandstone and dating from the 3rd Century BC, was brought from Ambala by Firoz Shah. Here it stands on the uppermost section of a three-tiered arcaded palace pavilion located near to the main royal residences and congregational mosque at heart of the fortified area. Most of the city was destroyed as subsequent rulers dismantled its buildings and reused the spolia as building materials.
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| Title: | The Firoze Shah Pillar (Alias Kotla) Delhi |
| Subject: | Pillar |
| Location: | Delhi |
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| Date published: | pre-1915 |
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