Wall Mosque of Darwesh Shah

Situated inside Gulmohar park on the Asiad village road. This is a Lodi period mosque.

Entry  is from Dalbir Saxena Marg (the road from Siri Fort to Uphaar Cinema)

Who was the Darwesh Shah? 

As per one story he the one who had asked a group of boys over six centuries ago whether they would like to buy the kingdom of Delhi for 2,000 tankas? Only Bahlol agreed and was blessed by the darwesh. His friends later made fun of him for being “a fool”. Bahlol replied that it was not so, because if the darwesh's word was true he stood to gain a kingdom, and if it was not so, he had done the right thing in giving a fakirwhat he desired. How right he was is evident, for Bahlol Lodhi became the founder of a dynasty which bore his name.

The tomb of Muhammad Shah, the third ruler of the Sayyid dynasty in Lodi garden

Muhammad Shah ruled between 1434 - 1445.

This is one of the larger tombs surviving from this period. It is located within the Lodi Gardens .     

  

He was the son of Mubarak Shah.

  

Rajon ki Bain, mehrauli

When one walks straight from the gandhak ki baoli, within a few yards is a mosque and on turning left a jungle appears. As we walk a little further we come across the magnificent Rajon ki Bain . 


This baoli or step-well, along with a mosque and tomb, was built in 1506 in Sikander Lodi’s time.

  

It was probably used by masons, hence the name rajon. 


Long since dried up (it is also known as Sukhi Baoli, or dry well)

  

Gandhak ki baoli, mehrauli

The baoli is about 100 meters south of Adham Khan's tomb in Mehrauli behind the Mehrauli bus terminal.






It is one of the largest step-wells or baolis in and around Mehrauli. 

It was built during the reign of Emperor Iltutmish of the Slave dynasty. 












The baoli is known as Gandhak ki Baoli because of its waters smell like gandhak, which means sulphur.

  

  

Tomb of Najaf Khan near Safdarjung Airport flyover

Mirza Najaf Khan was a Persian adventurer in the court of Mughal emperor Shah Alam II.

His sister married into the family of the Nawab of Awadh. 

He also held the title of Deputy Wazir of Awadh. 




His tomb is made on mugal charbagh style.

  

He had royal lineage, having been a Safavi prince.

  

His main contribution in history was as commander in chief of the Mughal army from 1772 till his death in April 1782.

Muhammad Wali Masjid behind kamala nehru college,siri fort road

  

  

  

you have to either go from the lane near the Siri Sports complex or behind Gargi college.

Tomb of Muhammad Shah

Muhammad Shah was the third ruler of the Sayyid Dynasty, 1434-1444.
His tomb is there in Lodi Gardens.




After the death of Mubarak Shah, his brother's son Muhammad Shah succeeded him on the throne since Mubarak Shah did not have a son.

  

  

The Sayyid dynasty rose after the Tughlaq dynasty.

It is said that Muhammad Shah was not a good ruler and he misused his power and position of authority.