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What role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?
Solution
In the new Mughal city of Shahjahanabad, the king’s palace commanded the river front view of the Yamuna. Only special nobles like the emperor’s oldest son were given access to the river.
Some More Questions From Rulers and Buildings Chapter
An inscription is Shah Jahan’s diwan-I khas in Delhi stated: “If there is Paradise on Earth, it is here, it is here, it is here.” How was this image created?
How did the Mughal court suggest that everyone − the rich and the poor, the powerful and the weak − received justice equally from the emperor?
What role did the Yamuna play in the layout of the new Mughal city at Shahjahanabad?
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