According to the Department of Historians and Archeology[according to whom?

], the name of the Red Fort was

actually Lalkot. Lal Kot, the red coat, which was the first built city of the present Delhi region. Location of Lal
Kot is 40 Kilometers from Red Fort. It was founded by the ruler of Tamar ruler Anang Pal in 1060.[3] The
evidence states that the Tomar dynasty ruled almost southwards in the South Delhi region, which started from
700AD.[4] Then the Chauhan king, Prithvi Raj Chauhan, took the reign in the twelfth century and named that city
and fort Kila Rai Pithora.In 1192, when Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated in the battle of Tarain by Muhammad
Ghori, Ghori appointed one of his slaves to take over the rule of this. It was Slave Qutubuddin Aibak who
started the Slave dynasty in Delhi Sultanate from 1206. The barrel was taken away with the people of the cast
race, which was a stronghold of the people. King Mahalasi was killed. In these sultans, Sultan Qutbuddin
Aibak, who initiated the administration, started making Qutub Minar which is considered a symbol of that
period.He built Hindu temples and buildings by occupying or demolishing them on priority. [5]This also includes
the conversion of Dhruv Stambha built in Lalkot to Qutub Minar and construction of Kuwat ul Islam Mosque,
etc.It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal dynasty for nearly 200 years, until 1856.[6] It is
located in the centre of Delhi and houses a number of museums. In addition to accommodating the emperors
and their households, it was the ceremonial and political center of the Mughal state and the setting for events
critically impacting the region.[7]
Constructed in 1639 by the fifth Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan as the palace of his fortified
capital Shahjahanabad, the Red Fort is named for its massive enclosing walls of red sandstone and is adjacent
to the older Salimgarh Fort, built by Islam Shah Suri in 1546 AD. The imperial apartments consist of a row of
pavilions, connected by a water channel known as the Stream of Paradise (Nahr-i-Bihisht). The fort complex is
considered to represent the zenith of Mughal creativity under Shah Jahan,[citation needed] and although the palace
was planned according to Islamic prototypes, each pavilion contains architectural elements typical of Mughal
buildings that reflect a fusion of Persian, Timurid and Hindu traditions.[8] The Red Fort's innovative architectural
style, including its garden design, influenced later buildings and gardens in
Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Kashmir, Braj, Rohilkhand and elsewhere.[7]
The fort was plundered of its artwork and jewels during Nadir Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire in 1747.
Most of the fort's precious marble structures were subsequently destroyed by the British following the Revolt of
1857.[9] The fort's defensive walls were largely spared, and the fortress was subsequently used as
a garrison.[9] The Red Fort was also the site where the British put the last Mughal Emperor on trial before exiling
him to Yangon in 1858.[10]
It was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007 as part of the Red Fort Complex.[7][11]