3 Days Golden Triangle Tour: Delhi Agra Jaipur

There have been at least eight cities around modern Delhi. The first four cities were to the south around the area where Qutub Minar stands. Indraprastha, the earliest known Delhi was centered near present day- Purana Qila. At the beginning of 12th century the last Hindu kingdom of Delhi was ruled by the Tomara and Chauhan dynasties and was also near the Qutub Minar and Suraj Kund, now in Haryana. Sikandar Lodi who made Agra his capital in the year 1501 A.D. built a fort and laid out a city. He rebuilt his new capital after it was destroyed by an earthquake within a year of its foundation. Though none of the buildings in the city can be assigned to him, his name is preserved in the suburb of Sikandra, where he erected a baradari which is still standing. It was after his death that Babar, the first of the Great Mughals, continued to live at Agra and made it a city of gardens. Ram Bagh and Zohra Bagh are all that remain today.