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    Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546 AD in Delhi by Salim Shah Suri. It later became part of the Red Fort Complex, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. The fort has a triangular structure with thick rubble walls and circular bastions. It was converted into a prison by Aurangzeb and later used as a prison by the British, including for imprisoning Indian National Army prisoners from 1945 until Independence.

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    Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546 AD in Delhi by Salim Shah Suri. It later became part of the Red Fort Complex, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. The fort has a triangular structure with thick rubble walls and circular bastions. It was converted into a prison by Aurangzeb and later used as a prison by the British, including for imprisoning Indian National Army prisoners from 1945 until Independence.

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    Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546 AD in Delhi by Salim Shah Suri. It later became part of the Red Fort Complex, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007. The fort has a triangular structure with thick rubble walls and circular bastions. It was converted into a prison by Aurangzeb and later used as a prison by the British, including for imprisoning Indian National Army prisoners from 1945 until Independence.

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    Salimgarh Fort

    ● was built in 1546 AD, in Delhi,by Salim Shah Suri, son of Sher Shah Suri
    ● The fort is part of the Red Fort Complex.
    ● The complex was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007, which
    obligates the Archaeological Survey of India (ASl) to ensure well-planned
    conservation measures for the heritage monuments
    ● Aurangzeb, the Mughal emperor, converted the fort into a prison, which practice was
    perpetuated by the British who took control of the fort in 1857.

    TOPOGAPHY
    ● fortification was in the Delhi plains (with an elevation range of 80–110 feet (24–34 m)
    ● hemmed by the Yamuna River on one side and the northern spur of the Aravalli range of hills
    on the other side.
    ● It was also obvious that a stream on one side and a mountain ridge on the other side of any
    fortification would be a formidable barrier for invaders to penetrate into Delhi, as such a
    setting would only force the invaders to follow the river course. Keeping these advantages in
    view the Salimgarh Fort was built in 1546

    STRUCTURE
    ● The fort has a triangular plan
    ● thick walls are built in rubble masonry
    ● It has circular bastions
    ● undergone several stages of repairs over the centuries
    ● An arch bridge links it with the Red Fort on the northeastern side, which was
    constructed during Bahadur Shah Zafar's reign, and hence the gate is named as
    Bahadur Shah Gate
    ● During British rule, a railway line was constructed, after demolishing an old bridge, which
    divided the Salimgarh Fort and chipped part of the Red Fort

    The Swatantra Sangram Museum, which opened to the public on 2 October 1995, is located in the
    precincts of the Red Fort Complex within the Salimgarh Fort as it was the prison where the INA
    prisoners were incarcerated by the British from 1945 till Independence

    To encourage tourists to visit this place, ASI has also introduced guides at the Red Fort
    gate to give directions to this Fort, which till recently was hardly known to the public vis-à-vis
    the famous Red Fort. Also, the long walk from the Red Fort gate to this place discouraged
    people from visiting the fort and the museum
    ENTRANCE GATE

    View of Bahadur Shah Gate at head of Arched bridge linking Salimgarh Fort and Red Fort
    An impressive view from the main road of Salimgarh Fort with circular bastions

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