Timeline of Delhi

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.

Maurya Empire (300 BCE-100 BCE)

• Territory came under the Maurya Empire.

Kushan Empire (1st-3rd century)

• Territory came under the Kushan Empire.

Gupta Empire (3rd century-6th century)

• Territory came under the Gupta Empire under the Yaudheya consortium.

Vardhana Dynasty (6th century-7th century)

• Territory came under the Vardhana Dynasty.

Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty (7th century)

• Territory briefly came under the Gurjara-Pratihara Dyansty.

Tomara Dynasty (731-1160)

• 731/736 – Lal Kot founded by the Tomara dynasty.[1][2]

Chahamanas of Shakambhari (1160-1206)

• 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)

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)

• 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.

Nader Shah (1739)

Nadir Shah in 1739 of the Afsharid Dynasty conducts the Sack of Delhi.

Maratha Empire (1757-1803)

• 1737 – First Battle of Delhi, where Mughal Delhi is sacked by Marathas.
• 1757 –  Maratha Empire: Battle Of Delhi (1757), Marathas defeat Rohilla Pathans and capture Delhi.[4]
• 1771 – Delhi becomes a Maratha protectorate under Mahadji Shinde.

Durrani (1761)

Ahmad Shah Durrani defeated marathas at Panipat.

Sikh Empire (1783)

• 1783 –  Sikh Empire: Delhi is conquered by the Sikhs under leadership of Sardar Jassa Singh Ahluwalia and Sardar Baghel Singh when Marathas were resisting Ahmed Shah Abdali of the Durrani Empire.

British Empire (1803 – 1947)

• 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.

India (1947 – present)

• 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.
• 2001
  • 13 December: 2001 Indian Parliament attack takes place.
  • Population: 13,782,976 [6]
• 2002 – Delhi Metro begins operation.
• 2010 – Delhi hosts the Commonwealth Games[7]
• 2011 – Population: 16,753,235 [6]
• 2012
  • 29 March: 4th BRICS summit takes place.
• 2014
  • 14 February: Politician Arvind Kejriwal resigned from the post of Chief Minister.[8]
• 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.[9]

References

1. http://www.mapsofindia.com/my-india/travel/lal-kot-the-real-red-fort-of-delhi
2. Babbar, Tapan. "Delhi Timeline". Delhi Timeline. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
3. PAST PRESENT: Shahjahanabad Before 1857 By Mubarak Ali
4. The Pearson General Studies Manual 2009, Showick Thorpe Edgar Thorpe
5. Mehta, J. L. (January 2005). Advanced Studies in the history of modern India 1707-1813. ISBN 9781932705546. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
6. "Census of India: Provisional Population Totals for Census 2011: NCT of Delhi". Censusindia.gov.in. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
7. "India: The Commonwealth Games 2010 Begins In New Delhi". Global Voices.
8. "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.
9. "Tens of thousands of farmers swarm India's capital to protest deregulation rules". 6 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.

Notes

External links

• delhi-timeline.in