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Delhi

320 CE
395 BCE1997 CE
2 polities active
Kushan Empire
Era unknown

30 – 375

Ruler

Unknown

Capital

Unknown

Gupta Empire
Era unknown

319 – 550

Ruler

Chandragupta I
Chandragupta I

~40 years old

Maharajadhiraja

319 – 335

Capital

Pataliputra

319 – present

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Events

  • Founding of the Delhi Sultanate

    Qutb al-Din Aibak establishes Turkish rule at Delhi.

    Founding of the Delhi Sultanate

    1206
  • Indian Independence and Partition

    India gains independence as the subcontinent is partitioned.

    Indian Independence and Partition

    15 August 1947
  • Indian Rebellion of 1857

    Widespread uprising against East India Company rule.

    Indian Rebellion of 1857

    10 May 1857 – November 1858

Places

  • Delhi

    Imperial capital of the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals and modern India.

    Delhi

    8th century

Districts

  • Central
  • East
New Delhi
  • North
  • North East
  • North West
  • South
  • South West
  • West