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Telion ka phatak
Monument Type: Gate
Name
Telion ka phatak
Alternate Name
Haveli Nawab Hauz Muzaffar Khan ka Darwaza
Type
Gate
Location
Turkman Gate
Old Delhi, Delhi
Timings
Sunrise - Sunset
Coordinates
28.643916258519202, 77.2318669075011
Telion ka Phatak, built in the early Mughal period is called so as the gateway leads to houses of telis (Oil dealers). The structure is two bays deep and has multi-foliated arched openings. On either sie of the gateway are projections with semi circular arched openings on the first floor level. The gate was the main entrance to the house of Sayyid Muzaffar Khan, a nobleman of the Court of Shah Jahan. He encountered and killed Khan Jahan Lodi when the latter rebelled against the Emperor in the year 1630-31 A.D. and was rewarded with a mansab of 5,000 horses, and received the title of Khan Jahan.
How to reach Telion ka phatak
Goind inside Turkman Gate, towards Kalan Masjid, you will see the structure on your right.
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Telion ka phatak