Tomb of Balban - New Delhi
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| Address : | Ladha Sarai, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi 110030, India |
| Postal code : | 110030 |
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| Description : | Stone tomb hidden away in a wooded setting, with architectural significance for early use of arch. |
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Sanket Singh on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ For those who don't know Ghias ud din Balban was son of turkik noble, captured and sold as a slave. Came to to India during slave dynasty and later became sultan of Delhi Sutanate. He is known to have established an effective and strong espionage system and was considered to be very just. His tomb is in ruins and have been restored. It is part of mehrauli archealogical area now.
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VIVEK SHUKLA on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This place is a story of ruins of a dynasty. The ruins are self-evident ad it gives a different experience. I would greatly suggest everyone to visit the place as it will be calming and it gives a very different perceptive of history.
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RAAVAN PANDEY on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Poorly maintained. But if you are keen follower of Medieval History, then maintenance doesn't matter.
Sit here, close your eyes and imagine the area when it was in its full glory.
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Muhammad Hassan Tahir on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Balban like his master Iltutmish was born in a Turkish family of Ilbari Tribe. He was kidnapped by the Mongols in his early youth and was sold to a slave trader named Khwaja Jamal-ud- din. He took him to Delhi where he was purchased by Iltutmish. During his stay at Delhi, Iltutmish was very much impressed by the intelligence and ability of Balban and enrolled him as a member of the famous corps of the forty slaves.
During the reign of Raziya Sultana, he was promoted to the post of Amir- i-Shikar (Lord of the Hunt). He was loyal to Raziya in his early days. But later on he joined hands with the nobles who deposed Raziya Sultana from the throne of Delhi successfully. The next Sultan was Bahram Shah who gave him the Jagir of Rewari and Hansi in lieu of his service to him.
He played the role of a kingmaker. As a great warrior, he also successfully repelled a Mongol invasion during the period of Bahram Shah. Similarly he was instrumental in deposing Masud and raising Nasir-ud-din Mahmud to the throne of Delhi. Nasir- ud-din rewarded him by offering the post of principal adviser to the Sultan. He also strengthened his relations with Sultan by his daughter in-marriage to him.
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Dr. Yash Paul Sharma on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ The tomb is in the backside of the archeological park. Sometime the main gate is closed to go from the backside, although not with kids and girls. The place is in shamble. See the pics it will tell it's own story.
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macedonboy on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ This structure is the Tomb of the ninth ruler of the Mamluk Dynasty of the Delhi Sultanates and widely considered one of the greatest for having defeated a Mongol invasion and for defeating rebellions when local rulers of parts of the empire attempted to assert their independence.
Sadly the tomb is mostly in ruins with only high walls and arches evidence of what must’ve been a very large building, although it doesn't seems to have the ornate decorations of Indo-Islamic type royal tombs. The cenotaph can be found in the ruins and probably marks the grave of Balban.
Not a must-see in the park, especially as it requires going over rough ground.
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Dhruv Bhargava on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tomb of Balban is dedicated to the last emperor of the Salave dynasty Ghiyas ud din Balban located in kutub minar complex Mehrauli Archaeological Park Delhi India. Built in 1287CE in rubble masonry,and according to many the first Islamic dome Ghiyas ud din Balban (1200-1287)was a Turkic ruler of the Delhi sultanate during the rule of Mamluk ( Slave) dynasty of Delhi from1266 to 1287
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Aditya Malaviya on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Absolutely wonderful place - historic, quiet and largely well kept (though it definitely could do with a good round of maintenance).
Easy parking, no entry tickets and large lawns to relax while the children stretch their legs running and rolling down sloping lawns.
The restrooms could do with more cleanliness, though I've always maintained that we Indians need a lesson in using public restrooms and such facilities if we expect these to be clean and usable, too.
The large number of benches, huge lawns and shady trees make it a go to place to learn history first hand. It would be even more exciting g if the trees were marked with plates displaying their names so we know our trees as well.
If there's anything that really needs improvement, it is how the site is marked off the main road - no proper signage, no markings - make it very difficult to locate from a moving car on a very busy arterial road.
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