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RED FORT, DELHI
1638 ShahJahancommissionedtheconstructionoftheRedFortwhenhedecidedtoshifthiscapitalfrom AgratoDelhi.UstadAhmadandUstadHamidwerechosenasthearchitects for constructionoftheroyalpalace
1648 ConstructionofthefortwassupervisedbyShahJahanhimselfandwascompleted
1712 JahandarShahtookovertheRedFort.,thepalacehadbeenwithoutanemperorfor30years.Withinayearofhisrule,Jahandar Shahwas murdered and replaced byFarukhsiyar.Tocombatthedecliningfinances, the silver ceiling ofthe palaceRang Mahalwas replaced by copper during this period.MuhammadShah,whowasalsoknownasRangila(thecolourful)forhisdeepinterestinarts
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1739 NadirShah,the Persian emperor, attacked theMughals.The Mughal armywaseasilydefeatedandNadirShahplunderedtheRedFortofitsrichesincludingthePeacockThrone.NadirShahreturnedtoPersiaafterthreemonthsleavingadestroyedcityandaweakeningMughalempiretoMuhammadShah.TheinternalweaknessesoftheMughalempireturnedMughalsintotitularheadsofDelhi.
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1758 TheMarathaconquestofLahore putthemindirectconfrontationwithAhmadShahDurrani
1760 TheMarathas removed and melted theSilverceilingoftheDiwaniKhas to generate funds for the defenceofDelhifromtheAfghaninvaderAhmedShahDurrani
1761
Marathaslost
the
Third
battle
of
Panipat,Delhi
was
raided
by
Ahmed
ShahDurrani
1771 ShahAlamascendedtothethroneinDelhiwiththesupportoftheMarathas
1783
TheSikh
Misl
Karorisinghia
,led
by
Baghel
Singh
Dhaliwal,conquered
Delhi
and
the
Red
Fort.
Sikhs agreedtorestore ShahAlamasthe emperor and retreat fromthefortontheconditionthatMughalswouldconstructandprotectsevenhistoricalGurudwarasinDelhiassociatedwiththeSikhgurus
1803 DuringtheSecondAngloMarathaWar, the forces ofBritishEastIndiaCompanydefeatedtheMarathaforcesin theBattleofDelhi, ending the Maratha rule over the city and their controlover thefort.Afterthebattle, Britishtookover the administration of MughalterritoriesandinstalledaResidentattheMughalcourtsinRedFort.
1857 Thelast Mughal emperor to occupy the fort, Bahadur ShahII "Zafar",emerged as a symbolofthe rebellionagainsttheBritishinwhichtheresidentsofShahjahanbadparticipated.
1858
Bahadur
Shah
IIreturned
to
Red
Fort
as
aprisoner
of
the
British
and
was
Tried
1863 Britishdestroyedmanybuildingsinsideandoutsidethefort,filled up thegardens, stripped thefortofanyvaluableitemsandreducedtheforttojustamilitarystructure