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Delhi has been an important political centre of India as the capital of several empires. [1] The recorded history of Delhi begins with the 8th century Tomar Rajput dynasty. [2] [3] It is considered to be a city built, destroyed and rebuilt several times, as outsiders who successfully invaded the Indian subcontinent would ransack the existing capital city in Delhi, and those who came to conquer ...
The Delhi Sultanate refers to 5 Muslim Kingdoms which were based mostly in Delhi for 320 years. They are: 1206–1290 – Early Turkish Rulers / Slave Dynasty or Mamluk Dynasty Qutb-ud-din Aibak becomes first Sultan of Delhi in 1206. Delhi is the capital. 1290–1320 – Khalji Dynasty Jalal-ud-din becomes first sultan of Khalji Dynasty in 1290
The Sultan of Delhi was the absolute monarch of the Delhi Sultanate which stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent during the period of medieval era, for 320 years (1206–1526).
The construction of New Delhi refers to the development of Delhi into the capital of the British Raj, and creation of New Delhi in a mass-scale real estate development project before the Independence of India. [1] [2] [3] Before the project, Delhi was known of as a large slum due to the unplanned settlements of Old Delhi or Shahjahanabad. [1]
Daulatabad: In 1327, Indian, under Muhammad ibn Tughluq (r. 1325–1351), forcibly moved the entire population of Delhi here, for two years, before it was abandoned due to lack of water. Hanamkonda and Warangal: Capital of Kakatiya Dynasty; Addanki: Capital of Reddy Kingdom; Cochin (1505–1510) Old Goa (1510–1843) Nova Goa (1843–1961)
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects Wikimedia Commons; ... History of Delhi (1947–present) (7 C, 5 P) A. Archaeological monuments in Delhi (1 C, 21 P)
In Delhi, these include the Humayun’s Tomb, Jama Masjid [mosque] and the Old Fort. The neighboring city of Agra got the Taj Mahal . Designated one of the seven wonders of the world, it draws in ...
The architecture of Delhi dates back more than a thousand years. As the capital of several empires of India, including the Rajput kingdom , Delhi Sultanate , Mughal Empire , and British Raj , the city of Delhi has been a centre for art and architecture.