The Inside History

History of Delhi's Jama Masjid and the Current Controversy Over it

History of Delhi's Jama Masjid A short history of Delhi’s Jama Masjid After the death of his wife, the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan decided to move the capital of the empire from Agra to Delhi and establish the walled city of Shahjahanabad. It remained the capital for the Mughal successors in what we now know as Old Delhi. Originally, the Jama Masjid…