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Daulatābād

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Daulatābād, Mahārāshtra/India Devagiri, Deogir(i) Founded in 1187, the original name meant ‘Hill of the Gods’. It was captured in the 14th century by Muhammad Tughluq (c.1290–1351), Muslim Sultan of Delhi (1325–51), who made it his capital and gave it its present name ‘City of Fortune’. In 1327 he marched the population of Delhi 680 miles (1 100 km) south to populate it to consolidate Muslim conquests, but seventeen years later abandoned it and returned to Delhi.

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Daulatabad

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Daulatabad , village, Maharashtra state, W central India. Its 13th-century fortress is built atop a conical rock c.500 ft (150 m) high. The Chand Minar (1294), a minaret of Turkish style, is an outstanding example of Islamic art. Daulatabad was established as capital by the Delhi sultanate in 1327. Its importance declined in the 17th cent., when Mughals moved the capital to Aurangabad. In ancient times the village was called Deogir.

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