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'''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 Military history ==[[Battle of Delhi]] 1803<br>[[Relief of Delhi]] 1804<br>
[[Delhi Massacre]] May 1857<br>
[[Siege of Delhi 1857 – Subzee Mundee]] 9 June 1857<br>
*[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
*[http://revenueharyana.gov.in/html/mainchild/gazatteers.htm Gazetteers Of of Haryana], previously part of Bengal. Haryana Government website. Includes Delhi District 1883-84, 1912. The latter link is available as a searchable pdf.
[[Category:Locations]]
[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]]
