Red Fort Archaeological Museum

Originally known as the Palace Museum, this museum dates back to 1911 when it was located in the Naubhat Khana. It was later moved to the Mumtaz Mahal,originally used as a mess by the British occupiers. The museum is now under the aegis of the Archaeological Survey of India. Belongings of Mughals and jewels of the Red Fort were looted and stolen during Nadir Shah's regime in 1747 and again after the failed Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British colonialists. They were eventually sold to private collectors or the British Museum, British Library and the Victoria and Albert Museum. For example, the Koh-i-Noor diamond, the jade wine cup of Shah Jahan and the crown of Bahadur Shah II are all currently located in London. Various requests for restitution have been rejected by the British government.The museum, therefore, is only able to show a very small fraction of Mughal property and heritage.