# Timeline of Delhi

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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–6th century)

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

## Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty (7th century)

* Territory briefly came under the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty.

## Tomara Rajput Dynasty (731–1160)

* 1052 – Lal Kot founded by Anangpal Tomar of the Tomara dynasty.

## Chahamanas of Shakambhari (1160–1206)

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

## 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 – Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi in the Battle of Panipat, founding the Mughal Empire.
* 1530 – Babur dies; his son Humayun ascends the throne.
* 1540 – Humayun loses his empire to Sher Shah Suri.
* 1555 – Humayun regains the Mughal throne after Sher Shah's death.
* 1556 – Humayun dies; his son Akbar the Great becomes emperor.
* 1605 – Akbar dies; his son Jahangir takes over.
* 1627 – Jahangir dies; Shah Jahan becomes emperor the following year.
* 1658 – Shah Jahan is imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb, who becomes emperor.
* 1707 – Aurangzeb dies, marking the beginning of the empire’s decline.
1857 – The Mughal Empire officially ends after the Siege of Delhi; Bahadur Shah Zafar is exiled.

## Durrani Empire (1752–1764)

* 1752 – Delhi became a protectorate state of Durrani Empire.
* 1761 – Durranis defeated Marathas in Third Battle of Panipat. 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 the area surrounding Delhi.
* 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.
* 1857 – Indian Rebellion of 1857 begins in several cities, including Delhi.
* 1858 – British Raj
* 1911 – New Delhi is founded and is proclaimed the future capital of the British Raj.
* 1931 – New Delhi becomes the capital of the British Raj. 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
* 2002 – Delhi Metro begins operation.
* 2005 – Delhi bombings kill 62 people and injure at least 210.
* 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
* 2011 – Population: 16,753,235
* 2011 – At least 15 people are killed and 79 injured in the 2011 Delhi bombing.
* 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.
* 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.
* 2021
** 29 January: Israeli Embassy in Delhi is attacked with Iran refuting allegations of purporting the attack.