Delhi

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Delhi
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Presidency: Bengal
Coordinates: 28° 36′ 36″ N, 77° 13′ 48″ 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
North Western Railway
Oudh and Rohilkhand 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.