1959-62 Survey

Known as Sīrī Fort. Extends approximately 1.6 km eastward from the western edge of Shāhpur Jāṭ village.

This fort is mostly in ruins today, with gates and walls found here and there in their collapsed states. From these remains and the topography of the area, it is known that the walled city was large and nearly oval in shape, measuring approximately 1.9 km in the east-west direction and 1.2 km in the north-south. Sīrī is said to have been built by the Khaljī Dynasty Sulṯān, ‘Alā al-Dīn Muḥammad, and thus far there have been a few different theories as to its location. However, it is now generally accepted that this ruined city is what remains of Sīrī. 

スィーリー(Sīrī)の城砦として知られており,シャープル・ジャート部落の西側を西端として,その東方に約1.6キロメートルにわたってひろがっている。附図.H-11

この城砦は,現在では,ほとんど廃墟となっており,ところどころに,城門や城壁が崩壊したすがたをさらしている。その遺構や地形をたどると,東西約1.9キロメートル,南北約1.2キロメートルにおよぶ,ほぼ楕円形をした,大規模な都城であったことがわかる。スィーリーは,ハルジー朝のスルターン・アラーウッディーン・ムハンマドが建設したとされる都城であるが,その場所の比定に関しては,二,三の異説が表明されたこともあった。しかし,現在では,この廃墟をスィーリーの城址とするのが,ほとんど定説となっている。第Ⅰ期。

東研.Ⅷ-5;ASI.Ⅲ-291

2015-18 Survey

Measures have been taken to preserve this structure. The area measuring 1.9km (east-west) by 1.2km (north-south) is bounded by Khel Gaon Marg on the west, Siri Fort Marg on the north, and Gamal Abdel Nasser Marg on the south. Josip Broz Tito Marg cuts across its eastern end. The moat remains, surrounding the city walls, with the east half comprising the Siri Fort Park green area, and the west half populated by the Siri Fort Sports Complex and the low-rise housing development of the Asian Games Village Complex. The old village of Shahpur Jat has grown larger due to a population surge and is seeing a revival with the textiles industry.

[現状]保存施策が取られる。東西1.9km南北1.2kmの範囲は、西をKhel Goan Marg、北をSiri Fort Marg、南をGamal Abdel Nasser Margが囲み、東の端部をJosip Broz Tito Margが横切る。市壁を囲む形で堀が残され、東半分はSiri Fort Park緑地、西半分にSiri Fort Sports Complexスポーツ施設とAsian Games Village Complex低層住宅地が広がる。また、旧来の集落Shahpur Jatは人口増加によって拡大し、布産業を基盤とした町おこしの運動が展開する。

Map Reference: Grid ref. H-11. I.

IOC Reference: O01, VIII-5;

ASI Reference: III-291

Archived IOC Site Record: https://perma.cc/MV78-LV3G

Mission Credit Line : Mission for Indian History and Archaeology, University of Tokyo, in 1959-60 , 1961-62: the Resurvey of the Delhi Monuments, Research and Information Center for Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo in 2015-18.