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'''Chor Minar''' or 'Tower of Thieves' is a 13th-century [[minaret]] with 225 holes,<ref>[http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_delhi.asp Kharehra] List of Monuments - Delhi, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].</ref> situated just off [[Sri Aurobindo Marg|Aurobindo Marg]] in the [[Hauz Khas]] area, in [[New Delhi]].<ref name=wcities>[http://www.wcities.com/en/record/,319689/684/record.html Chor Minar]</ref><ref>[http://www.easyindia.com/travel/destination/delhi.htm Delhi Monuments - Hauz Khas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629054149/http://www.easyindia.com/travel/destination/delhi.htm |date=2011-06-29 }}</ref> The Chor Minar is nearly 700 to 800 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|title=700 साल पहले दहशत थी इस मीनार की|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/delhi/other-news/the-history-of-chor-minar-of-delhi-used-to-punish-thieves/articleshow/68467337.cms|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref> | '''Chor Minar''' or 'Tower of Thieves' is a 13th-century [[minaret]] with 225 holes,<ref>[http://asi.nic.in/asi_monu_alphalist_delhi.asp Kharehra] List of Monuments - Delhi, [[Archaeological Survey of India]].</ref> situated just off [[Sri Aurobindo Marg|Aurobindo Marg]] in the [[Hauz Khas]] area, in [[New Delhi]].<ref name=wcities>[http://www.wcities.com/en/record/,319689/684/record.html Chor Minar]</ref><ref>[http://www.easyindia.com/travel/destination/delhi.htm Delhi Monuments - Hauz Khas] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629054149/http://www.easyindia.com/travel/destination/delhi.htm |date=2011-06-29 }}</ref> The Chor Minar is nearly 700 to 800 years old.<ref>{{Cite web|title=700 साल पहले दहशत थी इस मीनार की|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/metro/delhi/other-news/the-history-of-chor-minar-of-delhi-used-to-punish-thieves/articleshow/68467337.cms|access-date=2021-10-04|website=Navbharat Times|language=hi}}</ref> it's also situated in narnaul Haryana near dhosi hills 120 km away from Delhi | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
It was built under the rule of [[Alauddin Khalji]],<ref>[http://www.igougo.com/review-r1335643-Chor_Minar.html Chor Minar]</ref> of the [[Khalji dynasty]] (1290–1320) in the thirteenth century.<ref>[http://ignca.nic.in/asp/all.asp?projectid=sd081cm0001 Chor Minar Info and images] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410231758/http://ignca.nic.in/asp/all.asp?projectid=sd081cm0001 |date=10 April 2009 }} [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]].</ref>Historians suggests that the Khalji king slaughtered a settlement of [[Mongol]] people, nearby, to stop them from joining with their brethren in another Mongol settlement in Delhi, the present day locality of 'Mongolpuri'. | It was built under the rule of [[Alauddin Khalji]],<ref>[http://www.igougo.com/review-r1335643-Chor_Minar.html Chor Minar]</ref> of the [[Khalji dynasty]] (1290–1320) in the thirteenth century.<ref>[http://ignca.nic.in/asp/all.asp?projectid=sd081cm0001 Chor Minar Info and images] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410231758/http://ignca.nic.in/asp/all.asp?projectid=sd081cm0001 |date=10 April 2009 }} [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]].</ref> Historians suggests that the Khalji king slaughtered a settlement of [[Mongol]] people, nearby, to stop them from joining with their brethren in another Mongol settlement in Delhi, the present day locality of 'Mongolpuri'. | ||
During the raid of Ali Beg, Tartaq and Targhi (1305), 8,000 Mongol prisoners were executed and their heads displayed is the towers around [[Siri Fort|Siri]]<ref>[http://www.bharatvani.org/books/mssmi/ch5.htm#40a CHAPTER V] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511175936/http://www.bharatvani.org/books/mssmi/ch5.htm#40a |date=11 May 2008 }} | During the raid of Ali Beg, Tartaq and Targhi (1305), 8,000 Mongol prisoners were executed and their heads displayed is the towers around [[Siri Fort|Siri]]<ref>[http://www.bharatvani.org/books/mssmi/ch5.htm#40a CHAPTER V] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080511175936/http://www.bharatvani.org/books/mssmi/ch5.htm#40a |date=11 May 2008 }} | ||
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== Purpose == | == Purpose == | ||
According to local legends, it was a 'tower of beheading', where the severed heads of thieves were displayed on spear through its 225 holes, to act as a deterrent to thieves.<ref name="wcities" /><ref> | According to local legends, it was a 'tower of beheading', where the severed heads of thieves were displayed on spear through its 225 holes, to act as a deterrent to thieves.<ref name="wcities" /><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.victorynewsmagazine.com/TheMinarsAndMinarettesIndia.htm |title=The Minars and Minarettes of India |access-date=13 May 2008 |archive-date=29 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129104356/http://www.victorynewsmagazine.com/TheMinarsAndMinarettesIndia.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> In case the heads exceeded the number of holes, the less important heads were piled in a [[pyramid]] outside the [[tower]]. | ||
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{{Delhi}} | {{Delhi}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Monuments of National Importance in Delhi]] | ||
[[Category:Architecture of the Khalji dynasty]] | [[Category:Architecture of the Khalji dynasty]] | ||
[[Category:Round towers]] | [[Category:Round towers]] | ||
[[Category:Minarets in India]] | [[Category:Minarets in India]] | ||
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| Country | India |
| Construction started | Khalji dynasty |
Chor Minar or 'Tower of Thieves' is a 13th-century minaret with 225 holes,[1] situated just off Aurobindo Marg in the Hauz Khas area, in New Delhi.[2][3] The Chor Minar is nearly 700 to 800 years old.[4] it's also situated in narnaul Haryana near dhosi hills 120 km away from Delhi
History[edit | edit source]
It was built under the rule of Alauddin Khalji,[5] of the Khalji dynasty (1290–1320) in the thirteenth century.[6] Historians suggests that the Khalji king slaughtered a settlement of Mongol people, nearby, to stop them from joining with their brethren in another Mongol settlement in Delhi, the present day locality of 'Mongolpuri'.
During the raid of Ali Beg, Tartaq and Targhi (1305), 8,000 Mongol prisoners were executed and their heads displayed is the towers around Siri[7]
Purpose[edit | edit source]
According to local legends, it was a 'tower of beheading', where the severed heads of thieves were displayed on spear through its 225 holes, to act as a deterrent to thieves.[2][8] In case the heads exceeded the number of holes, the less important heads were piled in a pyramid outside the tower.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Kharehra List of Monuments - Delhi, Archaeological Survey of India.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chor Minar
- ↑ Delhi Monuments - Hauz Khas Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "700 साल पहले दहशत थी इस मीनार की". Navbharat Times (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ↑ Chor Minar
- ↑ Chor Minar Info and images Archived 10 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
- ↑ CHAPTER V Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine 40. "Farishtah, I, 114-15; Barani, 320; Khazain, Habib, 28; Wassaf, IV, 526-27. The walls of the towers popularly known as Chor Minar in modern Hauz Khas Enclave are pierced with 225 holes. In medieval India apertures on the walls of towers were used by Muslims not only as windows but also to display heads of captured and executed prisoners. The custom was to cut off their heads and stick them into those holes, to be seen by everybody. During wars, only the heads of chiefs were displayed; those of common soldiers were simply piled into pyramids."
- ↑ "The Minars and Minarettes of India". Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2008.