Shahjahanabad
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Shahjahanabad
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Borrowed from Classical Persian شاهجهانآباد (šāhjahānābād, literally “City of the King of the World”). Named after Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I (1592–1666), who had it built.
proper noun
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Synonym of Old Delhi.
Shahjahanabad is a unique mixture of beauty and squalor, of memories of past greatness and evidence of present decay.[…]The task before us is to renew the essential character of Shahjahanabad while making it a healthy and wholesome urban area for its more than four lakh inhabitants.[…]At present we
Similar: Old Delhi
Talk about this word "Shahjahanabad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/shahjahanabad. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Shahjahanabad. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/shahjahanabad "Shahjahanabad." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/shahjahanabad.Cite this
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title = {Shahjahanabad},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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