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|presidency= [[Bengal]] | |presidency= [[Bengal]] | ||
|image= | |image=Delhi, Saint James Church.jpg | ||
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.656233,77.241066&spn=0.1,0.1&q=28.61,77.23 28.656233°N 77.241066°E″ E] | |coordinates= [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=28.656233,77.241066&spn=0.1,0.1&q=28.61,77.23 28.656233°N 77.241066°E″ E] | ||
|altitude= 239 m (784 ft) | |altitude= 239 m (784 ft) | ||
Revision as of 23:29, 11 March 2010
| Delhi | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 28.656233°N 77.241066°E″ E |
| Altitude: | 239 m (784 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Delhi |
| State/Province: | National Capital Region |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| East Indian Railway Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway Great Indian Peninsula Railway North Western Railway Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Southern Punjab Railway | |
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.
History
Battle of Delhi 1803
Relief of Delhi 1804
Delhi Massacre May 1857
Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery June 1857
Siege of Delhi 1857 – Subzee Mundee Aug 1857
Recapture of Delhi Sept 1857
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Delhi
Variants: Dilli