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| | royal past of delhi, Jama Masjid, Nizamuddin, Ferozeshah Kotla and the Lodi Gardens, Shah Jahan, Chandni Chowk. |
 | | By the time, the last ruler of that dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi, had died at Baburs hands in the battle of Panipat in 1526, much of Delhi had become a vast necropolis, littered with the graves of rulers, nobles and their families. |
 | | The Lodi Gardens, however, belies the stark reality of death by war, fratricidal and court intrigue, for today its imposing monuments are enveloped by clumps of leafy trees and shrubs, flowerbeds and carpeted lawns. |
 | | The tomb of Muhammad Shah, third ruler of the Sayyid dynasty (r.1434-44), that lies on the south side of the gardens, is one of the finest examples of an octagonal tomb of this period. |
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