Delhi My Delhi-Story of Lal Kot is 3rd story in this series. Lal Kot which was renamed as Qila Rai Pithor by Prithviraj was last Hindu City in Delhi. Prithviraj was defeated by Mohd Gori. Prithviraj killed Gori in most daring act.
Yudhishtir was a wise & noble king. He made trade route safe & comfortable right from Gandhar to Indraprastha. He got trees planted along the route & made many dharmshaals(Inns) for their stay. (The same trade route was repaired by Ashoka & extended up to Bangal.) Thus Yudhistir became darling to these traders & Indrapartha earn so much tax from them that the general public had to pay nothing.
A long ago, say 5000-6000 years ago, Delhi had no civilized society. It was full of dense forest where lived outlaws driven out by mighty Hastinapur kingdom. It was full of dangerous animals & poisonous snakes lead by Takshak, the Naga Headman. Delhi side had a ridge, a branch of Alavali hills, known as Bhojla Pahadi which was safe abode for western traders going to Hastinapur, Magadh and other kingdoms during monsoon period. These traders used to enter India & reach Delhi Yamuna bank before monsoon starts in Northern India after crossing five might rivers in north. In monsoon, Yamuna used to have so much water that it was impossible to cross it, so they used to rest here during rainy season and cross Yanuma by boat when her water used to recede. But during their stay at Bhojla Pahadi, local outlaws used to attack them thus looting & killing them more often than not. There was no one to provide them safety. In this back drop, story of Indraprastha starts.