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Delhi city overview
Delhi is a city in India shaped by its region, population, local economy, landmarks, climate and civic history. This overview summarizes the city itself: where it sits, what defines it, which places anchor its identity and why it matters within the wider country.
City facts
Airport baseDelhi Indira Gandhi (DEL)
Known forDelhi, Key city in India, Delhi planning base 3, Delhi planning base 4
Population~26.5Mcity context
RegionIndiaIndia
Time zoneAsia/Kolkatalocal time
Founded1052historical origin
City history
At 72.5 m (238 ft), the Qutb Minar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Delhi, was completed during the reign of Sultan Illtutmish in the 13th century.
Tomara Rajput King Anang Pal built the Lal Kot and several temples in 1052 CE.
The Chauhan Rajputs under Vigraharaja IV conquered Lal Kot in the mid-12th century and renamed it Qila Rai Pithora. Late medieval period Prithviraj Chauhan was defeated in 1192 by Muhammad Ghori in the second.
However, the recovery was short-lived and the sultanate was destroyed in 1526 by Babur, founder of the Mughal dynasty. Early modern period In 1526, Babur, a descendant of Genghis Khan and Timur from the.
Shah Jahan built the seventh city of Delhi that bears his name Shahjahanabad, which served as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1638 and is today known as the Old City or Old.
The city was sacked again in 1757 by the forces of Ahmad Shah Durrani, although it was not annexed by the Afghan Empire and being its vassal state under the Mughal emperor.
In 1911, it was announced that the capital of the British Indian Empire was to be transferred from Calcutta to Delhi.
New Delhi was officially declared as the capital of the Union of India after the country gained independence on 15 August 1947. Partition and post-independence During the partition of India, around five hundred thousand.
The States Reorganisation Act, 1956 created the Union Territory of Delhi from its predecessor, the Chief Commissioner's Province of Delhi.
The Constitution (Sixty-ninth Amendment) Act, 1991 declared the Union Territory of Delhi to be formally known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Asher, the topographical description of the Mahabharata matches the area of Purana Qila, a 14th-century CE fort of the Delhi sultanate, but the analogy does not go much further.
Qutb-ud-din Aibak, was given the responsibility of governing the conquered territories of India after Ghori returned to his capital, Ghor.
They built several forts and townships that are part of the seven cities of Delhi.
In an attempt to bring the whole of the Deccan under control, he moved his capital to Daulatabad, Maharashtra in central India.
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Stay overview
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Hotels & areas
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Transport notes
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