Delhi History | History of Delhi

Ruins of seven cities confirm the evolutions and disintegrations of numerous kingdom sprang up, from Rajputs to Mughals and lastly to the Britishers. Historians have traced the existence of habituations dated back to 1BC and the Hindu epic Mahabharata has verified this.

The Rajputs laid the foundation of modern Delhi in 736 AD. In 1199 AD, the Chauhans expanded their territory and merged it into their settlements. In 1290, Ala-Ud-Khilaji integrated Delhi into his kingdom.

Delhi faced a set back in 1398 AD when the Mangolian army led by Timur invaded and plundered it. In the 15th century, the Mughal Empire took over Delhi, which later on divided between the local chieftains and Marathas.

Lastly, the British removed the last ruler of Mughals in 1803 and brought it British India Company.  A Transition through Time - As you walk along the narrow bylanes of this city of dreams, tread softly.

Every crumbling wall has a story to tell. Every yesterday is replete with history. Rulers have come and gone. The city has lived through wars and resurrection, repeatedly rising from the ashes.

Cradling civilisations since times immemorial Delhi goes back hundreds of thousands of years back into time

Stone tools belonging to early stone age were discovered from the Aravalli tracts in and around Anangpur, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Campus, the northern ridge and elsewhere - evidence that the Early Man lived here.

Excavations at Mandoli and Bhorgarh in east and north-west Delhi respectively have thrown up remains of chalcolithic period dating back to 2nd millennium BC, 1st millennium BC as well remains of 4th-5th century AD have been traced here.
The excavations of the ancient mound of Indraprastha, capital of the Pandavas, located withing the fold of the sixteenth century Purana Qila revealed evidence of continuous habitation of the site for almost 2500 years.

According to the Mahabharata, the Pandavas founded their capital Indrapratha in the region known as Khandava-prastha. Delhi was also witness to the glories of the Maurya Empire during 3rd century BC. The Ashokan edict engraved on a rock in East of Kailash as well as remains found in Purana Quila excavations belonging to the Mauryan period point to Delhi's importance during this era.


The first city of Delhi, Lal Kot was founded by the Tomar ruler Anangpal, in the 11th century. It was extended to Qila Rai Pithora by King Vigraharaja IV (Circa 1153-64). Qutbuddin Aibak became Delhi's first Sultan in 1206 and laid the foundations of the Qutb Minar, India's tallest stone tower at the site of the first city of Delhi subsequently the kings of the Sultanate dynasties, Khaljis, Tughluqs Sayyids and Lodis continued to build. New cities as Delhi grew.

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