New Delhi | History, Population, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEB5 days ago · New Delhi is best known as the location of India’s national government. New Delhi has great historical significance as it was home to powerful people, such as the Pāṇḍavas and the Mughals. The city has many historical monuments and tourist attractions as well as lively marketplaces and great food, such as chaat.
History of Delhi - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1911, the capital of British India was shifted from Calcutta to New Delhi, the last inner city of Delhi designed by Edwin Lutyens. After India's Independence from the British, New Delhi became the capital of the newly formed Republic of India.
New Delhi - Wikipedia
WEBMuch of New Delhi, planned by the leading 20th-century British architect Edwin Lutyens, was laid out to be the central administrative area of the city as a testament to Britain's imperial ambitions. New Delhi is structured around two central promenades called the Rajpath and the Janpath.
Delhi | History, Population, Map, & Facts | Britannica
WEBApr 25, 2024 · Delhi is of great historical significance as an important commercial, transport, and cultural hub, as well as the political centre of India. According to legend, the city was named for Raja Dhilu, a king who reigned in the region in the 1st century bce.
Delhi - Mughal, British, Capital | Britannica
WEBA new capital was built by Ghiyāth al-Dīn Tughluq (1320–25) at Tughlakabad, but it had to be abandoned in favour of the old site near the Quṭb Mīnār because of a scarcity of water. Ghiyāth’s successor, Muḥammad ibn Tughluq, extended the city farther northeast and built new fortifications around it.
Delhi - Wikipedia
WEBThe name "New Delhi" was given in 1927, and the new capital was inaugurated on 13 February 1931. New Delhi was officially declared as the capital of the Union of India after the country gained independence on 15 August 1947.
Delhi - New World Encyclopedia
WEBNew Delhi, also known as Lutyens' Delhi, was officially declared as the seat of the Government of India and the capital of the republic after independence on 15 August 1947. During the partition of India thousands of Hindu and Sikh refugees from West Punjab and Sindh migrated to Delhi.
From 1807 to 2021: The evolution of Delhi in six maps - Scroll.in
WEBJun 23, 2017 · 03:30 pm. Siege of Delhi, 1857. Delhi State Archives (Image from 'Maps of Delhi' by Pilar Maria Guerrieri; Niyogi Books). A map in the musty room of the National Archives of...
New Delhi | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 23, 2018 · NEW DELHI Every conquering people of India used Delhi, because of its strategic location between the Indus and the Gangetic Plains, for the site of their capitals, from the ancient Hindu Indraprastha to the Turko-Afghan Sultanate of Tuglaqabad to the Mughal Shahjahanabad to the British Empire 's New Delhi.
New Delhi History Facts and Timeline: New Delhi, India - World Guides
WEBThe history of India's capital, New Delhi, began in the second decade of the 1900s, during the country's British colonial era. Its overall design was planned by famous British architects of the time, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker.
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