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The #Sikhs raided #Delhi 14 times

between 1766 and 1788.

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#FirstRaid
After defeating Mughals in the Battle of #Sirhind (1764) Sikhs plundered Jagir of Najib-ud-daula. Najib appointed Afzal Khan to take care of Delhi. Sikhs raided the #Paharganj region of the city. Image
#SecondRaid
Sikhs raided Delhi in 1770. They sacked Panipat and entered the territories of #NajibUdDaula and attacked Delhi. #ZabitaKhan was sent to stop Sikhs.The Sikhs demanded a large amount of money for friendship but declined by Zabita. ImageImage
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The lost art of Old Delhi - #Kabootarbazi
Retracing Delhiโ€™s 800 years old tradition of pigeon keeping. Old Delhi is older than myths and mythologies and here is a glimpse of it.

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#UnknownIndia #IncredibleIndia
#Art #Delhi #OldDelhi #History
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Pigeon keeping has a long and rich history in India. It is said that Shahjahan transported the tradition when he shifted his capital from Agra to Delhi and built Shahjahanabad, the original name of Old Delhi. (2/6) Image
Kabootar-Baazi was first mentioned by William Dalrymple in his book on Delhi, he talks about the skill of men controlling flocks of pigeons โ€“ making them fly up and land back with just a few verbal commands. (3/6) Image
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The central dome of the historic Mubarak Begum Mosque in #Delhi has fallen after a bout of heavy rain. This is a clear indication of the poor quality of repair works done on it over the years.The mosque commissioned in 1823 was named after a wife of Sir David Ochterlony.

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This is how the #olddelhi mosque's ribbed central dome used to look.

PC: @Cn_traveller_in
More photos of the #mosque.

#Masjid Mubarak Begum's principal dome and a turret collapsed due to heavy rains earlier today, a lightning is suspected to have struck the dome. Let'd reflect on the activities hat lead to the current deplorble conditions of the structure.
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