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.

Kuru Kingdom (1200 BCE-500 BCE)

• Territory came under the Kuru Kingdom.

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)

Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty (7th century)

• Territory briefly came under the Gurjara-Pratihara Dyansty.

Tomara Rajput Dynasty (731-1160)

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

Chahamanas of Shakambhari (1160-1206)

• c. 1160 – Chauhan Rajput rulers take Lal Kot from the Tomara Rajputs.^[2]
• 1180 – Lal Kot renamed to Rai Pithora.^[2]
• 1191 – First Battle of Tarain, the Rajputs under Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the Ghurid empire.
• 1192 – Second Battle of Tarain, Delhi sacked by Muhammad Ghori.^[2]

Delhi Sultanate (1206 – 1526)

Delhi Sultanate
Ruling dynasties
Mamluk dynasty Qutb al-Din Aibak 1206–1210 Aram Shah 1210–1211 Iltutmish 1211–1236 Rukn ud din Firuz 1236 Razia Sultana 1236-1240 Muiz ud din Bahram 1240–1242 Ala ud din Masud 1242–1246 Nasiruddin Mahmud 1246–1266 Ghiyas ud din Balban 1266–1287 Muiz ud din Qaiqabad 1287–1290 Shamsuddin Kayumars 1290
Khalji dynasty Jalaluddin 1290–1296 Alauddin 1296–1316 Shihabuddin Omar 1316 Qutbuddin Mubarak Shah 1316–1320 Khusrau Khan 1320
Tughlaq dynasty Ghiyath al-Din Tughluq 1320–1325 Muhammad bin Tughluq 1325–1351 Firuz Shah Tughlaq 1351–1388 Tughluq Khan 1388–1389 Abu Bakr Shah 1389–1390 Nasir ud din Muhammad Shah III 1390–1393 Ala ud-din Sikandar Shah 1393 Nasir-ud-din Nusrat Shah Tughluq 1394–1398 Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud Shah Tughluq 1394–1413
Sayyid dynasty Khizr Khan 1414–1421 Mubarak Shah 1421–1434 Muhammad Shah 1434–1445 Alam Shah 1445–1451
Lodi dynasty Bahlul Khan Lodi 1451–1489 Sikandar Lodi 1489–1517 Ibrahim Lodi 1517–1526
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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 – 1857)

• 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]
• 1753 – Jat ruler Suraj Mal plundered Delhi.

Durrani Empire (1752-1764)

• 1752 - Delhi became a protectorate state of Durrani Empire.
• 1761 - Durranis defeated Marathas in Third battle of Panipat and captured Delhi. The Mughal Emperor became vassal ruler and paid tributes to the Durranis.

Maratha Empire (1757-1803)

• 1757 –  Maratha Empire: Battle Of Delhi (1757), Marathas defeat Rohilla Pathans and capture Delhi.^[4]
• 1771 – Delhi is captured by Mahadji Shinde and the emperor paid tribute to Marathas.

Sikh Misls (1765-1799)

• 1764 – Jats and Sikhs lay siege to Delhi for several months and defeat Rohillas.
• 1768 - After defeating Najib-ud-Daulah, Sikhs marched into Delhi.
• 1783 – Sikhs defeat the Mughals at the outskirts of Delhi and capture the Red Fort. Sikhs controlled the capital for a year where the Mughal emperor paid 37.5 percent of the tax revenue.

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.
• 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 – At least 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
  • 29 January: Israeli Embassy in Delhi is attacked with Iran refuting allegations of purporting the attack.^[12][13]

References

Notes

External links

• delhi-timeline.in