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*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi "Delhi"] Wikipedia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delhi "Delhi"] Wikipedia | ||
*This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-03/1267699611 thread] was in response to a question about cemeteries | *This India List [http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/INDIA/2010-03/1267699611 thread] was in response to a question about cemeteries | ||
| − | *[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/mainchild/gazatteers.htm Gazetteers Of Haryana], previously part of Bengal. Haryana Government website. | + | *[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/mainchild/gazatteers.htm Gazetteers Of Haryana], previously part of Bengal. Haryana Government website. Includes Delhi District 1883-84, 1912. The latter link is available as a searchable pdf. |
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 10:40, 16 February 2011
| 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
External Links
- Delhi Love to Know 1911
- "Delhi" Wikipedia
- This India List thread was in response to a question about cemeteries
- Gazetteers Of Haryana, previously part of Bengal. Haryana Government website. Includes Delhi District 1883-84, 1912. The latter link is available as a searchable pdf.
