Sambhal History:- In the late 12th century, Sambhal was the capital of [[Prithviraj Chauhan]], the King of Hindu Kshatriya Chauhan (Chauhamana) dynasty, until he changed his capital to [[Delhi]] and [[Ajmer]]. In the late 15th and early 16th centuries, the second ruler of the Afghan Lodi Dynasty, [[Sikandar Lodi]] made Sambhal one of his provincial capitals. During the reign of the third Mughal Emperor, [[Akbar]], Sambhal was a 'Sarkar' in the 'Subah' of [[Delhi]] and had a brick fort.<ref>Ain-i-Akbari, Vol II, Tr.H.S. Jarrett, Atlantic Publishers and Distributors, New Delhi, repr., 1989. p. 295.</ref> Babur, the first Mughal ruler, kept the foundation stone of Sambhal's Jama masjid.