Know Everything About the Cursed Tughlaqabad Fort

Constructed by Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq in 1321, Tughlaqabad Fort was destined to be the grand seat of the Tughlaq Dynasty in Delhi.

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The Curse Manifests Delhi is still far," said Nizamuddin when the Sultan threatened him, foretelling the Sultan's death before returning to Delhi.

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Tragic Demise Sultan Ghiyasuddin and his son perished under mysterious circumstances when a celebratory pavilion collapsed, a sign of the curse's grip.antic.

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TThe Fort's Decline By 1327, Tughlaqabad Fort was deserted, as the capital moved and it became a shadow of its intended glory, now a ruin.

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