| History Of Delhi While India as a whole has seen a plethora of supremacy from different rulers over the ages, Delhi has experienced the largest number rise and fall of empires along the years. The history of Delhi dates back to somewhat 1000BC when Pandavas and the Kauravas lived in this city and which was then called Indraprastha. But the actual history today’s mankind began with the advent of the Mughals in India. Before the Mughals came to India, Delhi was the capital of the Slave Dynasty and the famous Sultan Qutub-uddin-Aibak built the Qutub Minar around 1206AD. Then, there came the rise of the Khiljis, Tughlaqs, Sayyid and the Lodhis. The most famous ruler from the Khilji dynasty was Ala uddin Khilji. He was an eminent ruler who ruled Delhi as well as a large part of India with sheer efficiency. The era of the Khiljis will always remain marked in gold in the history of India. The Tughlaqs came into the power in India after the Khiljis. And the most prominent ruler of this dynasty is Mohammed bin Tughlaq. He was a bit eccentric ruler who is famous in history for shifting the whole of Delhi to Tughlaqabad. This adventure of his made him famous and people remember him through ages. Down the history Delhi has seen many citadels springing up now and then. Citadels like Lal Kot, Quila Rai Pithora, Tughlaqabad, Siri, Jahanpanah, Ferozabad, Dinpanah, and Shahjahanabad. The city of Delhi survived for very long and saw a succession of empires in the luscious and fertile land on the west bank of river Yamuna. Delhi has always been the centre of all political and economical ups and downs. And history has proven this fact that every empire with their capital in Delhi has flourished immensely in their reign. Various historical monuments and forts have long seen the golden era of these empires in Delhi. History depicts that the best days of the Delhi rule was in the hands of the mighty Mughals. Mughals were the most powerful among all the emperors of Delhi. The Sultanate of Delhi was first conquered by Babur who invaded India in the beginning of the sixteenth century and was the first ruler of the Mughal dynasty. Babur did not rule Delhi for long as he died of illness at a very young age. Humayun, Son of Babur was placed on the throne of Delhi but he was unfortunately defeated by Sher Shah Suri, another benevolent leader, and was thrown out of Delhi. Humayun fled to Persia. The Mughal Empire came to a halt after the defeat of Humayun. But as little Jalaluddin was placed on the throne of Delhi at a tender age of fourteen by his general Bairam Khan, he became the mightiest of ruler in the whole of India. His reign is said to be one of the most significant era in the history of Delhi as well as India. Jalaluddin or Akbar as he was fondly called by his courtiers united the whole of India under one sultanate. This was the golden era of the Mughal reign. Many forts and monuments were built during this time. During the time of Sher Shah, roads were developed and thus the first Grand Trunk road was being made during his reign. Akbar built the beautiful Fatehpur Sikri. During Akbar’s reign he shifted his capital to Agra from Delhi. But after him, during Shah Jahan’s reign Delhi once again became the capital. After Shah Jahan, Aurangzeb crowned himself as the emperor of Delhi. But he could not retain the glory of the Mughals and Nadir Shah defeated the Mughals in the Battle of Karnal. As the administrative capital of India now, Delhi holds a position of vast importance. Major industries and resorts are set around the Delhi area and provide a good source of income to residents of neighboring states like Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
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