Things to Know About Historical Gates of Aurangabad
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The thing that made Aurangabad different from other medieval Indian cities was its 52 ‘Gates’
It gave an identity to Aurangabad as the ‘City of Gates’
Aurangzeb built a wall around the city in 1682, to protect it from the incursions
The wall had four principal entrance gates as Delhi Gate in North, Jalna gate in East, Paithan gate in South and Mecca gate in West and other were subordinate gates
Each gate has a local history or individuals linked with it
Out of the 52, only four main and nine subordinate gates have survived at present
The names of some more well known gates are Rangeen Darwaza, Katkat Gate, Roshan Gate, Quil-e-Ark (Naubat Darwaza), Kaala Gate, Begum Darwaza, Bhadkal Gate, Chhota Bhadkal Gate, Khizar Gate or (Haathi Gate)
