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Capital towns developed because the rulers and their families lived there. The ministers, nobles, soldiers and administrative heads of the kingdom, merchants, craftsmen etc. also lived in these towns. Thus, these towns had many palaces, market places and good roads. Many of these towns were protected by high walls. Some of the important capital towns were Agra, Lahore and Delhi. These towns had many cultural and educational activities, good civic amenities and were developed because they were the seat of power. Sometimes rulers founded new towns for different reasons. The city of Siri was founded by Alauddin Khalji. Ghiyas-ud-din Tughluq founded Tughlaqabad. Ferozeshah Tughluq founded many cities of which Ferozabad and Jahanpanah are well known. Ahmedabad was established by Sultan Ahmed Shah.
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