Delhi
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