Delhi: All Data

Delhi: Chronology of Mentions

Note: For polities of antiquity, the listed capital or subdivision capital may also represent one or several of the most important cities of the region.

901 AD

Capital of Tomara Dynasty

1214 AD

Capital of Sultanate of Delhi

1291 AD

Capital of Khalji Dynasty

1303 AD

Mentioned in Event: Invasions of India

1334 AD

Capital of Sultanate of Delhi

1398 AD

Mentioned in: Sack of Delhi (1398), part of Timurid invasions

1399 AD

Mentioned in Event: Sack of Delhi

1530 AD

Capital of Mughal Empire

1540 AD

Capital of Sur Empire

1639 AD

Capital of Mughal Empire

1720 AD

Capital of Mughal Empire (Maratha Protectorate)

1739 AD

Mentioned in Event: Nader Shah's invasion of the Mughal Empire

1753 AD

Mentioned in: Capture of Delhi (1753)

1757 AD

Mentioned in: Battle of Delhi, part of Conquests of Ahmad Shah Durrani

1762 AD

Capital of Mughal Empire (Emirate of Afghanistan Protectorate)

1764 AD

Mentioned in: Battle of Delhi (1764), part of Decline of the Mughal Empire

1771 AD

Mentioned in: Capture of Delhi (1771)

1783 AD

Mentioned in: Battle of Delhi (1783)

1804 AD

Mentioned in: Siege of Delhi, part of Second Anglo-Maratha War

1947 AD

Mentioned in Event: Partition of India

1950 AD

Mentioned in Event: Partition of India