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Fact check: Not Raja Anangpal, but Mughal emperor Shah Jahan had built the Red Fort

August 13, 2022August 13, 2022

The discussion of Mughals is always there in Indian society. Users on social media sites are claiming that the Red fort in Delhi was built by Anangpal II. Kuldeep Sharma (@ksekuldeep) named user tweeted, “The Red Fort of Delhi was built by Raja Anangpal Tomar in 1052, he was the maternal grandfather of Prithviraj Chauhan. Then why […]

Did the maker of Red fort King Anangpal share ancestral relation with Prithviraj Chauhan?

January 12, 2022January 12, 2022

On 3rd January a Facebook user known as Vicky Mittal, who is a politician from Indore posted a picture stating a historical connection that says Raja Anangpal (founder of Lal Qila/Red Fort) is the maternal grandfather of Prithviraj Chauhan. The post is getting viral on social media platforms and hooked up with sarcastic comments on it. […]