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[[Battle of Delhi]] 1803<br>[[Relief of Delhi]] 1804<br> | [[Battle of Delhi]] 1803<br>[[Relief of Delhi]] 1804<br> | ||
[[Delhi Massacre]] May 1857<br> | [[Delhi Massacre]] May 1857<br> | ||
[[Siege of Delhi 1857 - | [[Siege of Delhi 1857 – Subzee Mundee]] 9 June 1857<br> | ||
[[Siege of Delhi 1857 - | [[Siege of Delhi 1857 - Metcalfe House]] 12 June 1857<br> | ||
[[Siege of Delhi 1857 | [[Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery]] 17 June 1857<br> | ||
[[Siege of Delhi 1857 - Ochterlony Garden]] 19 June 1857<br> | |||
[[Recapture of Delhi]] Sept 1857 | [[Recapture of Delhi]] Sept 1857 | ||
Revision as of 17:03, 1 November 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 – Subzee Mundee 9 June 1857
Siege of Delhi 1857 - Metcalfe House 12 June 1857
Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery 17 June 1857
Siege of Delhi 1857 - Ochterlony Garden 19 June 1857
Recapture of Delhi Sept 1857
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Delhi
Variants: Dilli