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'''Delhi''', the ancient capital of the Moghul Empire, succeeded [[Calcutta]] as the capital of British India in 1911. It was the pre-eminent commercial and railway centre of the Punjab, more important than [[Lahore]]. It was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V11_229.gif Delhi District] in the Delhi Division of [[Punjab|Punjab Province]] during the British period.
 
== Military history ==
**[http://www.azad-hye.net/article/article_view.asp?re=734gkg67 "Armenians In Mughal Delhi"] An article by the late Dr Omar Khalidi detailing the history of [[Armenian|Armenians]] in Mughal Delhi and describing his visit to the ancient D'Eremao Cemetery.
**[http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/kishanganjs-claim-to-fame/article8114405.ece "Kishanganj’s claim to fame"] by R V Smith January 17, 2016 ''The Hindu''. The historic D’Eremao cemetery. Currently labelled the Armenian Cemetery, it is however probably the first European cemetery of Old Delhi, and thus not exclusively Armenian.
 
==Further Information==
See '''[[Imperial Delhi Committee]]''' <br>
and '''[[Delhi Imperial Construction Railways]]'''
Also see "Historical books online", below
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