Jahanpanah

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Jahanpanah, means 'Refuge of the world's in Persian. Jahanpanah was the 4th medieval city in Delhi by Mohammad Bin Tughlaq in 1326-1327. Mohammad Bin Tughlaq is best remembered as the 'mad' sultan for shifting the capital of Hindoostan from Dilli to Daulatabad near Aurangabad in Maharashtra.
  The protected city of Jahanpanah was established in order to deal with the continuous intimidations given by the Mongols. Sadly neither the fort nor the city of Jahanpanah is known to have survived. Numerous reasons were cited for the cause of such a condition. Among many, one is said to be the peculiar manner ruler, Mohammed bin Tughlaq when the capital was moved to Daulatabad without any explanation and was again shifted back to Delhi just after. 
  One can witness , the beautiful Toghluqi pattern of architecture in this city of Jahanpanah. Any traces of the fort or the city, Jahanpanah city city can be spotted at numerous points for instance towards the northern side of the well known Indian Institute of Technology, towards the southern part of Khirki mosques and towards the north ward side of Begampuri, near to the Hauz Rani Gate of the famous Qila Rai Pithora, towards the north side of Chirag Delhi which is at Satpula. 
   The name of the city was derive from Persian language and the etymology comprises two Persian words and they are Jahan which means "the world " and "panah" means "shelter" and is thus, known as "Refuge of the world".
   The remains include historically fascinating and enthralling facts as well as structures such as the exceptional features of mosques along with the procedures related to water planning that existed during 14th century.

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