The Kotwal's Chabutra in the Chandni Chowk
June 30, 1840
Architectural and Building
Bahadur Shah II 1837–1857
The Kotwal's Chabutra in the Chandni Chowk
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Fig. 82: THE KOTWAL’S CHABUTRA IN THE CHANDNI CHOWK, studio of Mazhar Ali Khan, c. 1840. From Metcalfe's Delhi Book. The Kotwal's Chabutra, or the easternmost of the two principal squares in Chandni Chowk. The Kotwal was the chief native magistrate of the city, who controlled the police and guards in Delhi. Watercolour, folio size 25.8 x 19 cm. British Library, London, Add.Or.5475, f.16.