Shahjahanabad was a city on the present site of Delhi, India, established by Shah Jahan from 1638 to 1649, containing the Lal Qila and the Chandni Chowk. It was the capital of the Mughal Empire during Shah Jahan's reign. It is presently referred to as "Old Delhi". Delhi (Hindi: , Urdu: ‎, Punjabi: ) is a metropolis in northern India. ... Shahbuddin Mohammed Shah Jahan (also spelled Shah Jehan, Shahjehan. ... The Delhi Fort is located in Delhi, India. ... Chandni Chowk ,New Delhi Chandni Chowk is one of the oldest and busiest markets in central north Delhi, India. ...
As the six essays in the book show, the city of Shahjahanabad has undergone multiple transformations in almost every imaginable aspect since it was formally inaugurated on April 19, 1648, when Shahjahan entered his new capital by the riverside gate on the east.
Anisha Shekhar Mukherji studies the deployment of space in the architectural layout of Shahjahanabad as well as the "Changing Perception of Space" in an essay that begins with a quote from Taittiriya Upanishad and ends with another from Albert Einstein.
Jamal Maliks survey of the "Islamic Institutions and Infrastructure in Shahjahanabad" is based on unsubstantiated assumptions about the cityscape being divided into zones of "Hindus, Muslims and Christians".
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