Red Fort: Then and Now

Shah Jahan's palace-fortress in his new capital Shahjahanabad, completed in 1648. India's prime minister speaks from its ramparts every Independence Day.

Red Fort, historical view — The Naubat Khana of the Red Fort in 1857. Tytler, Robert and Harriet, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Key facts

Country today	India
Status	Standing
Date	1648
Nearest city on the map	Delhi (about 6 km)
Location	28.656° N, 77.241° E

Map showing Red Fort in 1600 — Border map for 1600. See the world in 1600.

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Who ruled this place

Derived from the border maps; each row runs until the next recorded border change.

Period	State
500 BC–401 BC	Kuru
400 BC–324 BC	Hindu kingdoms
323 BC–301 BC	Hindu kingdoms and republics
300 BC–101 BC	Mauryan Empire
100 BC–2 BC	Kushan Empire
1 BC–199	Hindu kingdoms
200–299	Magadha
300–599	Gupta Empire
600–1199	Chauhans
1200–1599	Sultanate of Delhi
1600–1782	Mughal Empire
1783–1799	Mahratta states
1800–1814	Bundelkhand
1815–1879	British East India Company
1880–1944	British Raj
1945–today	India