The Indian capital city of Delhi has a long history, including a history as the capital of several empires. The earliest architectural relics date back to the Maurya Period (c. 300 BC); since then, the site has seen continuous settlement. In 1966, an inscription of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (273-236 BC) was discovered near Srinivaspuri, which is near Noida. Two sandstone pillars inscribed with the edicts of Ashoka were brought to the city by Firuz Shah Tughluq in the 14th century.

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  • The Indian capital city of Delhi has a long history, including a history as the capital of several empires. The earliest architectural relics date back to the Maurya Period (c. 300 BC); since then, the site has seen continuous settlement. In 1966, an inscription of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (273-236 BC) was discovered near Srinivaspuri, which is near Noida. Two sandstone pillars inscribed with the edicts of Ashoka were brought to the city by Firuz Shah Tughluq in the 14th century. The famous Iron pillar near the Qutub Minar was commissioned by the emperor Kumara Gupta I of the Gupta dynasty (320-540) and transplanted to Delhi during the 10th century. Eight major cities have been situated in the Delhi area. The first five cities were in the southern part of present-day Delhi. Though settlements have been dated to have been taking place in Delhi for millenia, there is no record to stand by that claim. Delhi is generally considered a close to 5000-year old city, as per Ancient Indian text The Mahabharata, since the first ever mention of the city is found in this religious scripture. Therefore, except the scripture, archaeological evidences to book the city's Ancient history are as good as nought. As a result, Delhi's Ancient history finds no records and this period may be regarded as the lost period of its history. Extensive coverage of Delhi's history begins with the onset of foreign rule in the form of Delhi Sultanate in the twelfth century. Since then, Delhi had been the seat of Islamic and British rulers until India's independence in 1947. The core of Delhi's tangible heritage is Islamic, spanning over 7 centuries of Islamic rule over the city, with some British-styled architectures and zones in Lutyens' Delhi dating to the British rule in India. Whatever records exist of Delhi- in the form of scriptures or archaeological evidences, they crown Delhi as the Capital city of some empire or the other all through, with minor random breaks in between, making Delhi one of the longest serving Capitals in the world.
  • Plik:RedFort. jpg Czerwony Fort będący częścią Shahjahanabad Shahjahanabad było miastem położonym na terenie dzisiejszego Delhi w Indiach, założonym przez Szacha Dżahana w latach 1638-1649. Znajduje się tam Fort Delhi i Chandni Chowk. Podczas rządów Dżahana było stolicą Imperium Mogołów. Obecne ten rejon nazywa się Nowym Delhi (New Delhi).
  • Shahjahanabad, den nya huvudstad indiske stormogulen Shah Jahan lät anlägga åt sig i Delhi. S. utgör numera Delhis Gamla Stan. Invigningen ägde rum under högtidliga former 19 april 1648.
  • Les fouilles archéologiques ont mis au jour des vestiges de quelques-unes des anciennes villes situées à l'emplacement actuel de Delhi. La légende veut que Delhi ait été construite et détruite sept fois, et que quiconque tente de bâtir une nouvelle ville à Delhi verra son empire s'effondrer, ce qui s'est effectivement réalisé plusieurs fois. Les historiens s'accordent pour fixer le nombre de villes construites à Delhi à neuf : Indraprastha en 1450 av. J. -C. Lal Kot en 736 rebaptisée Qila Rai Pithora en 1180 Siri en 1304 Tughlaqabad en 1321 Jahanpanah en 1334 Ferozabad en 1354 Dilli Sher Shahi ou Dinpanah ou Purana Qila en 1534 Shahjahanabad en 1638 New Delhi en 1920
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  • Plik:RedFort. jpg Czerwony Fort będący częścią Shahjahanabad Shahjahanabad było miastem położonym na terenie dzisiejszego Delhi w Indiach, założonym przez Szacha Dżahana w latach 1638-1649. Znajduje się tam Fort Delhi i Chandni Chowk. Podczas rządów Dżahana było stolicą Imperium Mogołów. Obecne ten rejon nazywa się Nowym Delhi (New Delhi).
  • Shahjahanabad, den nya huvudstad indiske stormogulen Shah Jahan lät anlägga åt sig i Delhi. S. utgör numera Delhis Gamla Stan. Invigningen ägde rum under högtidliga former 19 april 1648.
  • The Indian capital city of Delhi has a long history, including a history as the capital of several empires. The earliest architectural relics date back to the Maurya Period (c. 300 BC); since then, the site has seen continuous settlement. In 1966, an inscription of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (273-236 BC) was discovered near Srinivaspuri, which is near Noida. Two sandstone pillars inscribed with the edicts of Ashoka were brought to the city by Firuz Shah Tughluq in the 14th century.
  • Les fouilles archéologiques ont mis au jour des vestiges de quelques-unes des anciennes villes situées à l'emplacement actuel de Delhi. La légende veut que Delhi ait été construite et détruite sept fois, et que quiconque tente de bâtir une nouvelle ville à Delhi verra son empire s'effondrer, ce qui s'est effectivement réalisé plusieurs fois. Les historiens s'accordent pour fixer le nombre de villes construites à Delhi à neuf : Indraprastha en 1450 av. J. -C.
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  • History of Delhi
  • Histoire de Delhi
  • Shahjahanabad
  • Shahjahanabad
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