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Khas Mahal (Red Fort)
The Khas Mahal served as the Mughal emperor's private residence in Delhi. The structure is located inside the Red Fort, which is a large defensive and governmental complex located inside the city. It consists of three parts: the Chamber of Telling Beads (''Viz-tasbih-khana''), the sleeping chamber, (''khwabgah'') and the wardrobe (''tosha-khana'') or sitting room (''baithak''). The interior is decorated with carved white marble painted with colourful floral decorations. The ceiling was also partially gilding, gilded. The marble screen was carved with the scale of justice (''Mizan-i-adal''), and above it is a particularly important item of Mughal Empire, Mughal art. The scale used was a depiction of the emperor's justice. The projecting tower to the east of the Khas Mahal is called the Octagonal Tower (''Muthamman Burj (Red Fort), Muthamman Burj''). The emperor would address his subjects every morning in a ceremony called ''Jharokha Darshan''. Gallery File:Reminiscences of I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khas Mahal Red Fort
Khas people (; ne, खस) popularly known as Khas Arya are an Indo-Aryan peoples, Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the Himalayas, Himalayan region of South Asia, what is now present-day Nepal, Indian states of Uttarakhand, West Bengal and Sikkim. Historically, Khas were the speakers of an ancient ''Khas language'' from the Indo-Aryan language family and the earliest recorded speakers of the Western Pahari languages. The large portion of the Indo-Aryan speakers throughout lower Himalayas were the Khas people. An Indo-Aryan migrations, intrusion of this tribe from the Western Himalayas, Western and Northwestern Himalayas into Central Himalayas is substantiated by the early linguistic evidences related to the Nepali language. They were also known as Parbatiyas/Parbates and are currently known as Paharis/Pahadis. They were also referred to as Yartse in Tibet and are also known as Khasan by Bhotia people. The term ''Khas'' has now become obsolete, as the Khas people hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
