Rediscovering Delhi - Part 3: Humayun's Tomb

With the weather now less oppressive than before, I've gone back to photography. I recently finished reading City of Djinns by my favorite historian William Dalrymple, and it ignited my interest in Delhi's Mughal history.



You can read a lot about Humayun's Tomb on Wikipedia. I'll share some interesting things I read in City of Djinns. The most striking fact is all kingdoms with capital in Delhi perished - right from Pandavas in Mahabharata (capital: Indraprastha) to British (capital: New Delhi).



The book says it was rumored that Shah Jahan had an huge sexual appetite, which made him lust for other nobels' wives, and even his own daughter Jahanara Begum, who was quite beautiful. Jahanara was so powerful, she was the only Mughal queen/princess to have had an independent palace all to herself.



There are a lot of other interesting stories about Mughals and Delhi. I'd strongly recommend both City of Djinns and The Last Mughal. Its unfortunate we didn't learn history in school by actually visiting all the sites, that way it would have been so much more interesting and I'd have probably known my history better.



Enjoy these photographs. I don't know if I'm any good at architectural shots, your comments are most welcome.