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	[[File:Naubatkhana, Red Fort, Delhi - Side view.JPG\|thumb\|The ''Naubat Khana'' in the Red Fort]]		[[File:Naubatkhana, Red Fort, Delhi - Side view.JPG\|thumb\|The ''Naubat Khana'' in the Red Fort]]
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	The '''''Naubat Khana''''', or ''Naqqar Khana'', is the drum house that stands at the entrance between the outer and inner court at the [[Red Fort]] in [[Delhi]].		The '''''Naubat Khana''''', or ''Naqqar Khana'', is the drum house that stands at the entrance between the outer and inner court at the [[Red Fort]] in [[Old Delhi]]. It is believed by some historians to be the site of the assassinations of Mughal emperors [[Jahandar Shah]] and [[Farrukhsiyar]] in the early 18th century. The gate earned its name from the practice of requiring all but royal princes to dismount their elephants here before proceeding into the inner complex. Today, the gate houses the [[Indian War Memorial Museum]], while its architectural grandeurmarked by red sandstone walls, floral carvings, and painted interiors continues to reflect the [[Mughal architecture]].

	~~The British initially installed~~ the ~~museum~~ of the ~~fort in this gate. It was later moved to the ''Mumtaz Mahal''. The~~ [[~~Indian War Memorial Museum~~]] ~~is currently located in the first~~ and ~~second stories.~~

	~~The vaulted arcade of the~~ [[~~Chhatta Chowk~~]] ~~measures 540 x 360 feet, and ends~~ in the ~~centre of the outer court~~.~~<ref~~ name="Murray">{{cite book \|last=Murray \|first=John \|year=1911 \|title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon \|url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/197 \|edition=8th \|location=Calcutta \|publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. \|page=197 \|isbn=978-1175486417 \|accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref> The side arcades and central tank were destroyed following the ~~1857 rebellion.~~

	~~In the east wall~~ of ~~the court lies the ''Naubat Khana'', which was connected~~ to the ~~side arcades~~. ~~Musicians from~~ the ~~''Naubat Khana'' would announce~~ the ~~arrival of the emperor and other dignitaries at the court of public audience (''~~[[~~Diwan-i-Am (Red Fort)\|Diwan-i-Am~~]]~~''). Music was also played five times a day at chosen hours. Many Indian royal palaces have a drum house at~~ the ~~entrance.<ref name="ASI">{{cite web \|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_naubat.asp \|title=Naubat or Naqqar Khana of Red Fort \|year=2011 \|website= \|publisher=~~[[~~Archaeological Survey of India~~]] ~~\|accessdate=2013-12-09}}</ref>~~

	== History ==		== History ==
	Some historians believe that the later [[Mughal emperors]] [[Jahandar Shah]] (1712–13) and [[Farrukhsiyar]] (1713–19) were [[assassinated]] here.<ref ~~name~~=~~"ASI"~~/>		Some historians believe that the later [[Mughal emperors]] [[Jahandar Shah]] (1712–13) and [[Farrukhsiyar]] (1713–19) were [[assassinated]] here.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Gill \|first=Jitender \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/In_Search_of_Delhi/kHAIEQAAQBAJ \|title=In Search of Delhi: A Translation of Brij Kishan Chandiwala's Dilli ki Khoj \|last2=Sethi \|first2=Namita \|date=2023-06-19 \|publisher=Taylor & Francis \|isbn=978-1-000-87326-9 \|page=107 \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book \|last=Singh \|first=Ranjan Kumar \|url=https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/The_Islamic_Monuments_of_Delhi/hfalDAAAQBAJ \|title=The Islamic Monuments of Delhi \|date=2016-07-05 \|publisher=Partridge Publishing \|isbn=978-1-4828-7314-6 \|language=en}}</ref> The popular name of the gate, ''Hathiyan pol'' or "elephant gate," derives from the tradition that everyone except princes of the royal blood had to dismount from their elephants at this point, before entering further into the inner fort complex.<ref name="ASI"/> The British initially installed the museum of the fort in this gate. It was later moved to the ''Mumtaz Mahal''. The [[Indian War Memorial Museum]] is currently located in the first and second stories.<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Shrma \|first=Manimugdha S \|date=2019-09-15 \|title=Delhi: 100-year-old war museum to get new home, name \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/100-yr-old-war-museum-to-get-new-home-name/articleshow/71131421.cms \|access-date=2025-07-16 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

	The popular name of the gate, ''Hathiyan pol'' or "elephant gate," derives from the tradition that everyone except princes of the royal blood had to dismount from their elephants at this point, before entering further into the inner fort complex.<ref name="ASI"/>

	== Architecture ==		== Architecture ==
	The ground plan is a rectangular structure consisting of three large stories. The band gallery is 100 x 80 feet.<ref name="Murray"/> The construction material is [[sandstone\|red sandstone]], the surface covered in white ''[[chunam]]'' plaster. The richly carved floral designs on its red sandstone walls appear to have been originally painted with gold. The interior was colourfully painted. Several layers of these paintings can be found at the entrance chamber.<ref name="ASI"/>		The ground plan is a rectangular structure consisting of three large stories. The band gallery is 100 x 80 feet.<ref name="Murray"/> The construction material is [[sandstone\|red sandstone]], the surface covered in white ''[[chunam]]'' plaster. The richly carved floral designs on its red sandstone walls appear to have been originally painted with gold. The interior was colourfully painted. Several layers of these paintings can be found at the entrance chamber.<ref name="ASI"/>

			The vaulted arcade of the [[Chhatta Chowk]] measures 540 x 360 feet, and ends in the centre of the outer court.<ref name="Murray">{{cite book \|last=Murray \|first=John \|year=1911 \|title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon \|url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/197 \|edition=8th \|location=Calcutta \|publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. \|page=197 \|isbn=978-1175486417 \|accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref> The side arcades and central tank were destroyed following the 1857 rebellion. In the east wall of the court lies the ''Naubat Khana'', which was connected to the side arcades. Musicians from the ''Naubat Khana'' would announce the arrival of the emperor and other dignitaries at the court of public audience (''[[Diwan-i-Am (Red Fort)\|Diwan-i-Am]]''). Music was also played five times a day at chosen hours. Many Indian royal palaces have a drum house at the entrance.<ref name="ASI">{{cite web \|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_naubat.asp \|title=Naubat or Naqqar Khana of Red Fort \|year=2011 \|website= \|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] \|accessdate=2013-12-09}}</ref>

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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	==Literature==		==Literature==
	* Koch, Ebba. 1991. Mughal Architecture. Munich: Prestel, 111.		* Koch, Ebba. 1991. Mughal Architecture. Munich: Prestel, 111.
	* Mukherji, Anisha Shekhar. 2003. The red fort of Shahjahanabad. Delhi ; Oxford: Oxford University Press.		* Mukherji, Anisha Shekhar. 2003. The red fort of Shahjahanabad. Delhi; Oxford: Oxford University Press.
	* Tillotson, G.H.R. 1990. Mughal India. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 57–8.		* Tillotson, G.H.R. 1990. Mughal India. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 57–8.

	==External links==		==External links==
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	The ground plan is a rectangular structure consisting of three large stories. The band gallery is 100 x 80 feet.<ref name="Murray"/> The construction material is [[sandstone\|red sandstone]], the surface covered in white ''[[chunam]]'' plaster. The richly carved floral designs on its red sandstone walls appear to have been originally painted with gold. The interior was colourfully painted. Several layers of these paintings can be found at the entrance chamber.<ref name="ASI"/>		The ground plan is a rectangular structure consisting of three large stories. The band gallery is 100 x 80 feet.<ref name="Murray"/> The construction material is [[sandstone\|red sandstone]], the surface covered in white ''[[chunam]]'' plaster. The richly carved floral designs on its red sandstone walls appear to have been originally painted with gold. The interior was colourfully painted. Several layers of these paintings can be found at the entrance chamber.<ref name="ASI"/>

	== See ~~Also~~ ==		== See also ==

	* The [[Mumtaz Mahal]] (Hindustani: ممتاز محل, मुमताज़ महल, literally Jewel Palace) is located in the [[Red Fort]], [[Delhi]].		* The [[Mumtaz Mahal]] (Hindustani: ممتاز محل, मुमताज़ महल, literally Jewel Palace) is located in the [[Red Fort]], [[Delhi]].
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	[[File:Naubat Khana Red Fort 1857.jpg\|thumb\|The ''Naubat Khana'' and the courtyard, before its destruction in the 1850s by the British colonialists]]		[[File:Naubat Khana Red Fort 1857.jpg\|thumb\|The ''Naubat Khana'' and the courtyard, before its destruction in the 1850s by the British colonialists]]
	The '''''Naubat Khana''''', or ''Naqqar Khana'', is the drum house that stands at the entrance between the outer and inner court at the [[Red Fort]] in [[Delhi]].		The '''''Naubat Khana''''', or ''Naqqar Khana'', is the drum house that stands at the entrance between the outer and inner court at the [[Red Fort]] in [[Delhi]].

			The British initially installed the museum of the fort in this gate. It was later moved to the ''Mumtaz Mahal''. The [[Indian War Memorial Museum]] is currently located in the first and second stories.

	The vaulted arcade of the [[Chhatta Chowk]] measures 540 x 360 feet, and ends in the centre of the outer court.<ref name="Murray">{{cite book \|last=Murray \|first=John \|year=1911 \|title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon \|url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/197 \|edition=8th \|location=Calcutta \|publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. \|page=197 \|isbn=978-1175486417 \|accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref> The side arcades and central tank were destroyed following the 1857 rebellion.		The vaulted arcade of the [[Chhatta Chowk]] measures 540 x 360 feet, and ends in the centre of the outer court.<ref name="Murray">{{cite book \|last=Murray \|first=John \|year=1911 \|title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon \|url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/197 \|edition=8th \|location=Calcutta \|publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. \|page=197 \|isbn=978-1175486417 \|accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref> The side arcades and central tank were destroyed following the 1857 rebellion.
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	In the east wall of the court lies the ''Naubat Khana'', which was connected to the side arcades. Musicians from the ''Naubat Khana'' would announce the arrival of the emperor and other dignitaries at the court of public audience (''[[Diwan-i-Am (Red Fort)\|Diwan-i-Am]]''). Music was also played five times a day at chosen hours. Many Indian royal palaces have a drum house at the entrance.<ref name="ASI">{{cite web \|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_naubat.asp \|title=Naubat or Naqqar Khana of Red Fort \|year=2011 \|website= \|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] \|accessdate=2013-12-09}}</ref>		In the east wall of the court lies the ''Naubat Khana'', which was connected to the side arcades. Musicians from the ''Naubat Khana'' would announce the arrival of the emperor and other dignitaries at the court of public audience (''[[Diwan-i-Am (Red Fort)\|Diwan-i-Am]]''). Music was also played five times a day at chosen hours. Many Indian royal palaces have a drum house at the entrance.<ref name="ASI">{{cite web \|url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_naubat.asp \|title=Naubat or Naqqar Khana of Red Fort \|year=2011 \|website= \|publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] \|accessdate=2013-12-09}}</ref>

			== History ==
	Some historians believe that the later [[Mughal emperors]] [[Jahandar Shah]] (1712–13) and [[Farrukhsiyar]] (1713–19) were [[assassinated]] here.<ref name="ASI"/>		Some historians believe that the later [[Mughal emperors]] [[Jahandar Shah]] (1712–13) and [[Farrukhsiyar]] (1713–19) were [[assassinated]] here.<ref name="ASI"/>

	The popular name of the gate, ''Hathiyan pol'' or "elephant gate," derives from the tradition that everyone except princes of the royal blood had to dismount from their elephants at this point, before entering further into the inner fort complex.<ref name="ASI"/>		The popular name of the gate, ''Hathiyan pol'' or "elephant gate," derives from the tradition that everyone except princes of the royal blood had to dismount from their elephants at this point, before entering further into the inner fort complex.<ref name="ASI"/>

			== Architecture ==
	The ground plan is a rectangular structure consisting of three large stories. The band gallery is 100 x 80 feet.<ref name="Murray"/> The construction material is [[sandstone\|red sandstone]], the surface covered in white ''[[chunam]]'' plaster. The richly carved floral designs on its red sandstone walls appear to have been originally painted with gold. The interior was colourfully painted. Several layers of these paintings can be found at the entrance chamber.<ref name="ASI"/>		The ground plan is a rectangular structure consisting of three large stories. The band gallery is 100 x 80 feet.<ref name="Murray"/> The construction material is [[sandstone\|red sandstone]], the surface covered in white ''[[chunam]]'' plaster. The richly carved floral designs on its red sandstone walls appear to have been originally painted with gold. The interior was colourfully painted. Several layers of these paintings can be found at the entrance chamber.<ref name="ASI"/>

	The ~~British initially installed~~ the ~~museum~~ of the ~~fort in this gate~~. ~~It was later moved to the~~ ''~~Mumtaz Mahal~~''~~. The~~ [[~~Indian War Memorial Museum~~]] is ~~currently~~ located in the ~~first and second stories~~.		== See Also ==

			* The [[Mumtaz Mahal]] (Hindustani: ممتاز محل, मुमताज़ महल, literally Jewel Palace) is located in the [[Red Fort]], [[Delhi]].
			*The [[Diwan-i-Am]], or Hall of Audience, is a room in the [[Red Fort]] of [[Delhi]] where the [[Mughal emperors\|Mughal emperor]] [[Akbar]] (1556 -1605) and his successors received members of the general public and heard their grievances.
			*The '''''[[Rang Mahal (Red Fort)\|Rang Mahal]]''''' or Palace of Colour is located in the [[Red Fort]], Delhi.

	== References ==		== References ==

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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2014}}
{{Coord|28.655774|77.240991|display=title}}
[[File:Naubatkhana, Red Fort, Delhi - Side view.JPG|thumb|The ''Naubat Khana'' in the Red Fort]]
[[File:Naubat Khana Red Fort 1857.jpg|thumb|The ''Naubat Khana'' and the courtyard, before its destruction in the 1850s by the British colonialists]]
The '''''Naubat Khana''''', or ''Naqqar Khana'', is the drum house that stands at the entrance between the outer and inner court at the [[Red Fort]] in [[Delhi]].

The vaulted arcade of the [[Chhatta Chowk]] measures 540 x 360 feet, and ends in the centre of the outer court.<ref name="Murray">{{cite book |last=Murray |first=John |year=1911 |title=A handbook for travellers in India, Burma, and Ceylon |url=https://archive.org/stream/handbooktravelle00john#page/197 |edition=8th |location=Calcutta |publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. |page=197 |isbn=978-1175486417 |accessdate=2014-01-25}}</ref> The side arcades and central tank were destroyed following the 1857 rebellion.

In the east wall of the court lies the ''Naubat Khana'', which was connected to the side arcades. Musicians from the ''Naubat Khana'' would announce the arrival of the emperor and other dignitaries at the court of public audience (''[[Diwan-i-Am (Red Fort)|Diwan-i-Am]]''). Music was also played five times a day at chosen hours. Many Indian royal palaces have a drum house at the entrance.<ref name="ASI">{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_tktd_delhi_redfort_naubat.asp |title=Naubat or Naqqar Khana of Red Fort |year=2011 |website= |publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |accessdate=2013-12-09}}</ref>

Some historians believe that the later [[Mughal emperors]] [[Jahandar Shah]] (1712–13) and [[Farrukhsiyar]] (1713–19) were [[assassinated]] here.<ref name="ASI"/>

The popular name of the gate, ''Hathiyan pol'' or "elephant gate," derives from the tradition that everyone except princes of the royal blood had to dismount from their elephants at this point, before entering further into the inner fort complex.<ref name="ASI"/>

The ground plan is a rectangular structure consisting of three large stories. The band gallery is 100 x 80 feet.<ref name="Murray"/> The construction material is [[sandstone|red sandstone]], the surface covered in white ''[[chunam]]'' plaster. The richly carved floral designs on its red sandstone walls appear to have been originally painted with gold. The interior was colourfully painted. Several layers of these paintings can be found at the entrance chamber.<ref name="ASI"/>

The British initially installed the museum of the fort in this gate. It was later moved to the ''Mumtaz Mahal''. The [[Indian War Memorial Museum]] is currently located in the first and second stories.

== References ==
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==Literature==
* Koch, Ebba. 1991. Mughal Architecture. Munich: Prestel, 111.
* Mukherji, Anisha Shekhar. 2003. The red fort of Shahjahanabad. Delhi ; Oxford: Oxford University Press.
* Tillotson, G.H.R. 1990. Mughal India. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 57–8.

==External links==
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[[Category:Red Fort]]

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