Mahipalpur is an

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, located in

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district of

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. It is located near the

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is the nearest metro station.

History

The village dates back to the 11th century, and is named after a

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ruler named Mahipal. The area around the village has been inhabited since earlier. For example, the

Sultan Ghari Sultan Ghari was the first Islamic Mausoleum (tomb) built in 1231 AD for Prince Nasiruddin Mahmud, eldest son of Iltumish, in the "funerary landscape of Delhi" in the Nangal Dewat Forest, Near Nangal Dewat Vasant Kunj). Iltumish was the third ...

monument was built in around 10th century by gurjur pratihara dynasty. During the 17th century people from the nearby malikpur migrated here and removed the local people.

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