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Firoz Shah palace complex

14th-century Delhi Sultanate palace complex, Hisar, India

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Firoz Shah palace complex (Hisar-e-Firoza) is an archaeological complex located in modern-day Hisar, in the Haryana state of India, built by Firoz Shah Tughlaq of the Delhi Sultanate in 1354 AD. It is maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India. The original town of Hisar was a walled settlement inside of the fort. The Jahaj Kothi Museum, a past residence of George Thomas, sits inside the Firoz Shah palace complex. The complex contains the Lat ki Masjid mosque and an Ashokan pillar. Gurjari Mahal, another palace nearby, was also built by Firoz Shah for his wife Gurjari in 1356.

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Ashokan pillar creation

250–232 BCE

Palace construction begun

1354 CE

Palace completed

1356 CE

Gurjari Mahal built

1356 CE

Ashokan inscriptions deciphered

1837

Restoration work began

1924

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Coordinates

29.17° N, 75.72° E