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Aug 5, 2019 · In one place Gen Cunningham, the renowned archaeologist, found it written as Dillipur. Delhi has been compared to the eternal city of Athens of Pericles but nobody has ever suggested that it be...
Jan 4, 2015 · The city was also known as Dilli and Dillipur. Tradition, however, says it was founded by Raja Dillipa, who according to Cunningham, was the ancestor of the fifth generation of the Pandava...
This article is about the capital of India, within the union territory of Delhi. For other uses, see New Delhi (disambiguation). New Delhi (/ ˈnjuː ˈdɛ.li / ⓘ, [6] Hindi: [ˈnəiː ˈdɪlːiː], ISO: Naī Dillī) is the capital of India and a part of the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT).
According to Sir Syed, the city of Delhi was named after Raja Dalip, who belonged to the Suryavanshi and Chandravanshi clans of Rajputs. Some believe that he was an ancestor of Yudhisthir (from Mahabharata). However, this claim is untrue as Delhi is not older than Indraprastha.
In the mid-17th century, the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (1628–1658) built the city that sometimes bears his name Shahjahanabad, the seventh city of Delhi that is now commonly known as the old city or old Delhi.
Delhi, sometimes referred to as Dilli or Dhilli, is the second largest metropolis in India after Mumbai. Located in northern India on the banks of the River Yamuna, Delhi has the political status of a federally-administered union territory known as the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT).
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May 26, 2011 · Delhi has a long history and is known to be the city called Indraprastha during the epic times. But historically Delhi’s name is associated with a Tomar King named Hello Guest !
