Consider the following : Tughlaqabad Fort Bada Gumbad in Lodhi Gard

Consider the following :

  • Tughlaqabad Fort
  • Bada Gumbad in Lodhi Garden
  • Qutub Minar
  • Fatehpur Sikri

Which one of the following is the correct chronological order of building the above monuments?

3, 1, 4, 2
3, 1, 2, 4
1, 3, 2, 4
1, 3, 4, 2
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2017
The question asks for the correct chronological order of building the listed monuments. These monuments belong to different periods of Delhi Sultanate and Mughal rule.
– **Qutub Minar (3):** Construction began around 1192 by Qutb al-Din Aibak and completed by Iltutmish (Delhi Sultanate, Slave Dynasty). This is the earliest monument among the given options.
– **Tughlaqabad Fort (1):** Built by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq in the early 14th century (c. 1320) (Delhi Sultanate, Tughlaq Dynasty).
– **Bada Gumbad in Lodhi Garden (2):** Built in 1494 during the reign of the Lodhi Dynasty (Delhi Sultanate).
– **Fatehpur Sikri (4):** Built by Mughal emperor Akbar, construction started around 1569 and continued through the 1570s. This belongs to the Mughal period and is the latest among the given options.
The chronological order is Qutub Minar (Slave Dynasty) -> Tughlaqabad Fort (Tughlaq Dynasty) -> Bada Gumbad (Lodhi Dynasty) -> Fatehpur Sikri (Mughal Empire). This corresponds to the sequence 3, 1, 2, 4.
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