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

External Links

• "Delhi" Love to Know 1911.
• "Delhi" Wikipedia.