New Delhi: The history of the old fort of Delhi is linked to Humayun. This is the same fort where Humayun died from the steps. Historians believe that the Pandavas had established their capital at Indraprastha. During the Mahabharata, Dhritarashtra came to the Kauravas when Dhritarashtra distributed its kingdom to Pandavas and Kauravas. Khandavaprastha was given to the Pandavas. Khandavaprastha was a dense forest, where sunlight was not reaching. With the help of Lord Krishna and Vishwakarma, the Pandavas made it their capital and established Indraprastha. Indrastha in the Mahabharata period is said to be Delhi today, but what is the evidence?
The Indian Archaeological Survey (ASI) is now searching for Indraprastha, the capital of the Pandavas. For this, the excavation of the old fort of Delhi will also be started soon. ASI has also approved this. In such a situation, let's know why the ASI is searching for Indraprastha, the capital of the Pandavas in the old fort of Delhi. How do you know that the old fort built in the Mughal period was built on the head of Indraprastha?
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Humayun died in the old fort
The history of the old fort of Delhi is linked to Humayun. This is the same fort where Humayun died from the steps. After the accident, the Mughals emptied the fort. It is said that Indraprastha was the capital of the Pandavas in the place where the old fort was built. Now ASI is going to excavate him. The construction of the old fort was started by the Mughal Emperor Humayun in 1533. Shershah Surya took the construction of the fort in 1540, after which Humayu completed its construction in 1555.
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Excavation for the sixth time after independence
After the independence of the country, the old fort of Delhi has been excavated six times in search of Indraprastha. Its excavation was first started by ASI in 1954-55. The fort was also excavated in 1969-73, 2013-14, 2017-18. The last excavation of the fort was done in 2023. In particular, the interior of the fort will be excavated in various places at this time, and if needed, the already excavated area will be re -opened. We tell you, the past was excavated for 6 meters in the past, but this time it will be deepened.
This evidence has been found
In the previous excavation of the old fort of Delhi, the remains of Mauryan times, Shung, Kushan, Gupta, Rajput period, Sultanate and Mughal period have been found. However, ASI is searching for the Pandavas in Indraprastha, whose concrete evidence has not yet been found.
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How do you know Indraprastha?
We tell you, in the past excavation made in the old fort, Lord Vishnu's 900 -year -old Rajput carpet idol has been found in the place of Kunti Temple. Historians hope that the idol of Gajal Lakshmi and Ganesh were found here, so that the evidence of Indraprastha will be found here. Historians say that the Pandavas should have an old fort on the pile on which they had once made their capital. Evidence of this pile will be discovered during the excavation.
