22 Mar Anandpal Tomar 2nd
(GS Paper 1- Culture
Source- The Hindu)
Context
Recently a government seminar was conducted in Delhi which highlighted The Legacy of The long forgotten Tomar King Anand Pal 2nd
About Anand Pal Tomar
- He belonged to the Tomar dynasty that rule was of present day Delhi and Haryana between 8th and 12th century
- He was instrumental in populating Indraprastha and giving it its Present name Delhi
About Tomar dynasty
- The Delhi sultanate was established in 1192 after chauhans defeat,
- In the middle of 11th century he built a Fort called Lal Kot in which the Qutub Minar stands today
- Tomar and their Dehi link find mention In some modern day literature as well.
- Khyati Khare
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