Tughlaqabad Fort

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AddressTughlaqabad, Delhi, India

Managed byArchaeological Survey of India (ASI)

Today's hoursOpen today 6 AM – 6:30 PM

Tickets fromFrom ₹20

TypeFort

Time needed1.5–2 hrs

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A 14th-century fortified city built by Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq, founder of the Tughlaq dynasty, as the capital of the Delhi Sultanate. Its massive sloping stone ramparts, once enclosing a thriving city, were reportedly abandoned within years due to water shortages after a curse by Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, according to popular legend. The fort complex includes Tughlaq's own mausoleum, connected to the fort by a causeway. Though now largely in ruins, its scale still conveys the ambitions of Delhi Sultanate-era military architecture.

Did you know? Tughlaqabad Fort was abandoned within years of its completion in the 1320s — legend holds that Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya cursed the city to remain desolate after Sultan Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq diverted labourers away from the saint's well construction.