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[httpVariants://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Delhi "Delhi"] ''Love to Know 1911''.Dilli
various small edits - changed spelling variant from Idgah as think this the name of a mosque(?)
'''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<br>[[Relief of Delhi]] 1804<br>[[Delhi Massacre]] May 1857<br>[[Siege of Delhi 1857 - Idgah Battery]] June 1857<br>[[Siege of Delhi 1857 – Subzee Mundee]] Aug 1857<br>[[Recapture of Delhi]] Sept 1857
== Spelling Variants ==
Modern name: Idgah<br>Variants: Eedgah/Eidgah<br>== External Links ==Delhi
== External Links ==*[http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Delhi "Delhi"] ''Love to Know 1911''.*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi "Delhi"] ''Wikipedia''.
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
