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?
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This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-2 – 2017
– **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.