Seven cities of Delhi and the city of 'Shajahanabad'
Introduction: - Delhi had been a major center of power since 11 th -12 th century or when the Delhi Sultunate came into existence because its rulers and later Mughals made it their capital and established cities which were symbol of their splendor, dominance and wealth, but some issues which they faced in their settlements were water and security which led to construction of huge fortification walls and a lot of expenditure. This issue got resolved only after the coming of Mughals and founding of Shahjahanabad. Delhi over the time developed commercial and cultural center where people from all walks of life and around the world came for trade and settled that’s why it became a ‘ Melting Pot ’, it do not have a culture of its own but developed into a place which absorbed everyone’s culture, traditions, politics and diplomacy. Some major settlements of 13 th and 14 th century Delhi were Jahanpanah, Kilokhari, Siri, Firoz shah Kotla, Tughlaqabad, Firozabad and settlement at Qutub c