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Q21 (NDA-II/2008) History & Culture › Medieval India › Mughal cultural history Answer Verified

Who among the following had constructed the Red Fort in Delhi?

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The Red Fort in Delhi, also known as Lal Qila, was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan [1][t1]. He commissioned the fort in 1638 when he decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra to Delhi, establishing the new city of Shahjahanabad [c1][t2]. The construction took approximately ten years and was completed in 1648 [t5][t8]. Designed by the architect Ustad Ahmad Lahori, the fort represents the pinnacle of Mughal architecture, blending Persian, Timurid, and Indian styles [t3][t10]. While Akbar built the Agra Fort and Aurangzeb added the Moti Masjid inside the Delhi complex, the primary construction of the Red Fort is credited to Shah Jahan's reign, which is considered a golden age for Mughal art and architecture [c2][c3][t6].

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  1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 14: The Mughal Empire > Architecture > p. 218
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