The following is a timeline of the history of Delhi, including New Delhi. Changes in ruling nation are in bold, with a flag to represent the country where available.
Kuru Kingdom (1200 BCE-500 BCE)[edit | edit source]
- Territory came under the Kuru Kingdom.
Maurya Empire (300 BCE-100 BCE)[edit | edit source]
- Territory came under the Maurya Empire.
Kushan Empire (1st-3rd century)[edit | edit source]
- Territory came under the Kushan Empire.
Gupta Empire (3rd century-6th century)[edit | edit source]
- Territory came under the Gupta Empire under the Yaudheya consortium.
Vardhana Dynasty (6th century-7th century)[edit | edit source]
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Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty (7th century)[edit | edit source]
- Territory briefly came under the Gurjara-Pratihara Dyansty.
Tomara Dynasty (731-1160)[edit | edit source]
- 731/736 – Lal Kot founded by the Tomara dynasty.[1][2]
Chahamanas of Shakambhari (1160-1206)[edit | edit source]
- c. 1160 – Chauhan rulers take Lal Kot from the Tomars.[2]
- 1180 – Lal Kot renamed to Rai Pithora.[2]
- 1191 – First Battle of Tarain, the Chauhans under Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the Ghurid empire.
- 1192 – Second Battle of Tarain, Delhi sacked by Muhammad Ghori.[2]
Delhi Sultanate (1206 – 1526)[edit | edit source]
| Delhi Sultanate |
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| Ruling dynasties |
The Delhi Sultanate refers to 5 Muslim Kingdoms which were based mostly in Delhi for 320 years. They are:
- 1206 -1290 –Early Turkish Rulers / Slave Dynasty or Mamluk Dynasty Qutb-ud-din Aibak becomes first Sultan of Delhi in 1206. Delhi is the capital.
- 1290-1320 – Khalji Dynasty Jalal-ud-din becomes first sultan of Khalji Dynasty in 1290
- 1320 -1413 – Tughlaq Dynasty (1320 -1413) Ghazi Malik ascended the throne under the title of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq in 1320
- 1414-1451 – Sayyid Dynasty Khizr Khan ascended the throne in 1414
- 1451 - 1526 – Lodi Dynasty Bahlul Lodhi captured Delhi and became Sultan in 1451
Mughal Empire (1526 – 1757)[edit | edit source]
- 1526 –
Mughal Empire: The First Battle of Panipat creates the Mughal Empire, centered at Agra and Delhi. - 1556 – Second Battle of Panipat, and Mughals retake Delhi from Suri dynasty.
- 1639 – Shahjahanbad (Old Delhi) is founded by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan.[3]
- 1737 – First Battle of Delhi, where Mughal Delhi is sacked by Marathas.
- 1753 – Jat ruler Suraj Mal defeat Mughals Rohilla and capture Delhi.
Maratha Empire (1757-1803)[edit | edit source]
- 1757 –
Maratha Empire: Battle Of Delhi (1757), Marathas defeat Rohilla Pathans and capture Delhi.[4] - 1764 – Jats, Marathas and Sikhs lay siege to Delhi for several months and defeant Rohillas.
- 1771 – Delhi becomes a Maratha protectorate under Mahadji Shinde.
- 1783 – Sikhs defeat the Mughals at the outskirts of Delhi as Marathas resist Ahmed Shah Abdali of the Durrani Empire.
British Empire (1803 – 1947)[edit | edit source]
- 1803 –
Company Rule: Battle of Delhi between the Marathas and British East Indian Company. - 1804 – Siege of Delhi by Marathas.[5]
- 1857 – Indian Rebellion of 1857 begins in several cities, including Delhi.
- 1858 –
British Raj - 1911 – Delhi is once again the capital of the British Raj.
- 1927 – New Delhi founded.
- 1931 – New governmental quarter of Delhi inaugurated by architect Edwin Lutyens. It is called Lutyens' Delhi.
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India (1947 – present)[edit | edit source]
- 1947 –
Dominion of India: New Delhi becomes the capital of India. - 1950 – India
- 1956 – Delhi is made into a Union Territory.
- 1991 – Delhi is formally made into a National Capital Territory.
- 1996 – Lajpat Nagar Market Blast kills 13 people and injures 39.
- 2001
- 13 December: 2001 Indian Parliament attack takes place.
- Population: 13,782,976 [6]
- 2002 – Delhi Metro begins operation.
- 2005 – Delhi bombings kill 62 people and injure at least 210.[7]
- 2008 – More than 35 killed and 150 injured during the 13 September 2008 Delhi bombings and 27 September 2008 Delhi bombings.
- 2010 – Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games[8]
- 2011 – Population: 16,753,235 [6]
- 2011 – Atleast 15 people are killed and 79 injured in the 2011 Delhi bombing.[9]
- 2012
- 13 February: 2012 attacks on Israeli diplomats in Delhi, part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict.
- 29 March: 4th BRICS summit takes place.
- 2014
- 14 February: Politician Arvind Kejriwal resigns from the post of Chief Minister.[10]
- 2015
- 7 February: Aam Aadmi Party wins the 2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.
- 2019
- Shaheen Bagh Protests oppose the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
- 8 December: 2019 Delhi factory fire.
- 2020
- 5 January: 2020 Jawaharlal Nehru University attack occurs, with the attackers unknown.
- 8 February: Aam Aadmi Party wins the 2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.
- 23 February–29 February: 2020 Delhi riots incur communal violence in response to the Shaheen Bagh protest.
- 2 March: The COVID-19 pandemic in Delhi begins, soon leading to a lockdown.
- 30 November: Ten thousand farmers from different states of India (including Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh) arrived at the outskirts of New Delhi to mark protest against deregulation rules.[11]
- 2021
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ http://www.mapsofindia.com/my-india/travel/lal-kot-the-real-red-fort-of-delhi
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Babbar, Tapan. "Delhi Timeline". Delhi Timeline. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ PAST PRESENT: Shahjahanabad Before 1857 By Mubarak Ali
- ↑ The Pearson General Studies Manual 2009, Showick Thorpe Edgar Thorpe
- ↑ Mehta, J. L. (January 2005). Advanced Studies in the history of modern India 1707-1813. ISBN 9781932705546. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Census of India: Provisional Population Totals for Census 2011: NCT of Delhi". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ↑ "Delhi blasts death toll at 62". Archived from the original on 5 November 2005.
- ↑ "India: The Commonwealth Games 2010 Begins In New Delhi". Global Voices.
- ↑ http://www.nia.gov.in/writereaddata/Portal/CasesPdfDoc/RC-09-2011-DLI-ch-1-1.pdf
- ↑ "Arvind Kejriwal resigns as Delhi Chief Minister, hands over resignation letter to Lt Governor Najeeb Jung". The Indian Express. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "Tens of thousands of farmers swarm India's capital to protest deregulation rules". 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ↑ "Iran link emerges in Israel embassy attack probe despite false flags: Cops". Hindustan Times. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ↑ Rej, Abhijnan. "Iran Refutes Indian Media Reports on Israeli Embassy Attack". thediplomat.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.