New Delhi
City
Capital of India, built by the British as the new capital of the Raj and inaugurated in 1931.
Held by
- 1789 – 1818 Maratha Confederacy
- 1789 – 1805 Mughal Empire
- 1819 – August 1, 1858 Company rule in India
- August 2, 1858 – August 14, 1947 British Raj
- since August 15, 1947 India
Capital of
- 1530 – 1540 Mughal Empire Humayun's Dinpanah, now Purana Qila
- 1911 – 1947 British Raj
- India
Events here 8
- September 11, 1803 Battle of Delhi (1803)
- May 10, 1857 – November 1, 1858 Indian Rebellion of 1857
- August 15, 1947 Partition of India
- January 30, 1948 Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
- October 31, 1984 Assassination of Indira Gandhi
- December 13, 2001 2001 Indian Parliament attack
- 2011 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement
- September 2023 – September 10, 2023 2023 G20 New Delhi summit