What is Old Delhi?
[[File:1973 Delhi view.jpg|200px|thumb|A scene from Jama Masjid]] '''Old Delhi''' , also called '''Purāni Dilli''' ({{lang-hi|पुरानी दिल्ली}}, {{lang-pa|ਪੁਰਾਣੀ ਦਿੱਲੀ}}, {{lang-ur|پُرانی دلّی}}), is a walled city of [[Delhi]], founded as '''Shāhjahānābād''' ({{lang-hi|शाहजहानाबाद}}, {{lang-pa|ਸ਼ਾਹਜਹਾਨਾਬਾਦ}}, {{lang-ur|شاہجہان آباد}}) by Indian Emperor [[Shahjahan]] in 1639.<ref>http://www.dawn.com/weekly/dmag/archive/080817/dmag9.htm ''Past Present: Shahjahanabad Before 1857''; by Mubarak Ali</ref> It remained the capital of the [[Mughal]]s until the end of the Mughal dynasty.<ref>''History of Mughal Architecture''; by R. Nath, Abhinav Publications, 2006</ref><ref>''City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi''; by William Dalrymple, Olivia Fraser. HarperCollins, 1993</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{commonscat}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Cities in India]] [[Category:1639 establishments]] [[Category:17th-century establishments in India]]