Hauz-i-Shamsi

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Talaab lane, Aam Bagh, Khandsa Colony, Mehrauli, New Delhi, Delhi 110030, India

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N28° 30' 51" E77° 10' 42"   (28.514166666667, 77.178333333333) Start navigation »

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Hauz-i-Shamsi (Persian: حوض شمسی‎, literally "sunny watertank") is a water storage reservoir or tank built by Iltutmish of the Slave Dynasty in 1230 CE, at a location revealed to him in a dream by the Islamic prophet Muhammad. A palace called the Jahaz Mahal was built on the eastern edge of the same reservoir during the Lodi dynasty period in the 16th century as a retreat or Inn for use by pilgrims. Also at the edge of Hauz is the tomb of 17th-century Persian writer in the Mughal court, Abdul-Haqq Dehlavi. The monuments are situated in Mehrauli, Delhi.

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