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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Museum in Delhi, India}}<br />
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[[File:Red Fort 8.JPG|thumb|The Red Fort Archaeology Museum is currently housed in the ''Mumtaz Mahal'']]<br />
The '''Red Fort Archaeological Museum''' is currently located in the ''[[Mumtaz Mahal (Red Fort)|Mumtaz Mahal]]'' of the [[Red Fort]] in [[Old Delhi]], northern [[India]]. The museum contains paintings, artifacts, calligraphy, fabrics and other objects dating from the [[Mughal era]].<br />
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== History ==<br />
Originally known as the ''Palace Museum'', this museum dates back to 1911<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=R.V. |date=2011-08-29 |title=Of Mumtaz, a mahal and a museum |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/article2406190.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2014-02-08}}</ref> when it was located in the ''[[Naubat Khana (Red Fort)|Naubhat Khana]]''. It was later moved to the ''Mumtaz Mahal'',<ref>{{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/198 |edition=8th |location=Calcutta |publisher=Thacker, Spink, & Co. |page=198 |isbn=978-1175486417 |access-date=2014-01-25}}</ref> originally used as a [[mess]] by British troops. The museum is now under the aegis of the [[Archaeological Survey of India]].<br />
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Most of the Mughal belongings and jewels of the Red Fort were looted and stolen during [[Nadir Shah's invasion of India]] in 1747 and again after the failed [[Indian Rebellion of 1857]] against the British. They were eventually sold to private collectors or the [[British Museum]], [[British Library]] and the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]. For example, the [[Koh-i-Noor]] diamond, the jade [[wine cup of Shah Jahan]] and the [[crown of Bahadur Shah II]] are all currently located in London. Various requests for [[restitution]] have been rejected by the British government.<ref>{{cite news| title=Koh-i-Noor Diamond Will Not Be Returned To India, David Cameron Insists| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/02/21/koh-i-noor-diamond-not-returned-india-david-cameron-insists-pictures_n_2732342.html| last=Nelson| first=Sara C.| work=[[The Huffington Post]]| date=21 February 2013| access-date=2013-07-27}}</ref> The museum, therefore, is only able to show a very small fraction of Mughal property and heritage.<ref name="ASI">{{cite web |url=http://asi.nic.in/asi_museums_delhi_mumtazmahal.asp |title=Mumtaz Mahal Museum, Red Fort |year=2011 |publisher=[[Archaeological Survey of India]] |access-date=2013-12-09}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMEVP-__Z80 amateur video of the Red Fort Archaeological Museum]<br />
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[[Category:Museums in Delhi]]<br />
[[Category:Red Fort]]</div>2fa