The following is atimeline of thehistory ofDelhi, includingNew Delhi. Changes in rulingnation are inbold, with a flag to represent the country where available.

• Territory came under theKuru kingdom.

• Territory came under theMaurya Empire.

• Territory came under theKushan Empire.

• Territory came under theGupta Empire under theYaudheya consortium.

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• Territory briefly came under theGurjara-Pratihara dynasty.

• 1052 –Lal Kot founded byAnangpal Tomar of theTomara dynasty.^[1][2]

• c. 1160 –Chauhan Rajput rulers take Lal Kot from the Tomara Rajputs.^[2]
• 1180 – Lal Kot renamed to Rai Pithora.^[2]
• 1191 –First Battle of Tarain, the Rajputs underPrithviraj Chauhan defeated theGhurid empire.
• 1192 –Second Battle of Tarain, Delhi sacked byMuhammad Ghori.^[2]

The Delhi Sultanate refers to 5 Muslim Kingdoms which were based mostly in Delhi for 320 years. They are:

• 1206–1290 – Early Turkish Rulers / Slave Dynasty or Mamluk DynastyQutb-ud-din Aibak becomes firstSultan of Delhi in 1206. Delhi is the capital.
• 1290–1320 –Khalji Dynasty Jalal-ud-din becomes first sultan of Khalji Dynasty in 1290
• 1320–1413 –Tughlaq Dynasty (1320–1413) Ghazi Malik ascended the throne under the title of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq in 1320
• 1414–1451 –Sayyid Dynasty Khizr Khan ascended the throne in 1414
• 1451–1526 –Lodi Dynasty Bahlul Lodhi captured Delhi and became Sultan in 1451

• 1526 –Babur defeatsIbrahim Lodi in theBattle of Panipat, founding theMughal Empire.
• 1530 – Babur dies; his sonHumayun ascends the throne.
• 1540 – Humayunloses his empire toSher Shah Suri.
• 1555 – Humayunregains the Mughal throne after Sher Shah's death.
• 1556 – Humayun dies; his sonAkbar becomes emperor.
• 1605 – Akbar dies; his sonJahangir takes over.
• 1627 – Jahangir dies;Shah Jahan becomes emperor the following year.
• 1658 – Shah Jahan is imprisoned by his sonAurangzeb, who becomes emperor.
• 1707 – Aurangzeb dies, marking the beginning of theempire’s decline.

1857 – The Mughal Empire officially ends after theSiege of Delhi;Bahadur Shah Zafar is exiled.

• 1752 – Delhi became a protectorate state ofDurrani Empire.
• 1761 – Durranis defeatedMarathas inThird Battle of Panipat. The Mughal Emperor became vassal ruler and paid tributes to the Durranis.

• 1757 –Maratha Empire:Battle Of Delhi (1757), Marathas defeatRohilla Pathans and capture the area surrounding Delhi.^[3]
• 1771 – Delhi is captured byMahadji Shinde and the emperor paid tribute to Marathas.

• 1764 –Jats andSikhs lay siege to Delhi for several months and defeatRohillas.
• 1768 – After defeatingNajib-ud-Daulah, Sikhs marched into Delhi.
• 1783 – Sikhsdefeat the Mughals at the outskirts of Delhi and capture the Red Fort. Sikhs controlled the capital for a year where the Mughal emperor paid 37.5 percent of the tax revenue.

• 1803 –Company Rule:Battle of Delhi between the Marathas andBritish East Indian Company.
• 1804 –Siege of Delhi by Marathas.^[4]
• 1857 –Indian Rebellion of 1857 begins in several cities, including Delhi.
• 1858 –British Raj
• 1911 –New Delhi is founded and is proclaimed the future capital of theBritish Raj.
• 1931 – New Delhi becomes the capital of the British Raj. New governmental quarter of Delhi inaugurated by architectEdwin Lutyens. It is calledLutyens' Delhi.

• 1947 –Dominion of India: New Delhi becomes the capital ofIndia.
• 1950 –India
• 1956 – Delhi is made into a Union Territory.
• 1991 – Delhi is formally made into aNational Capital Territory.
• 1996 –Lajpat Nagar Market Blast kills 13 people and injures 39.
• 2001
  • 13 December:2001 Indian Parliament attack takes place.
  • Population: 13,782,976^[5]
• 2002 –Delhi Metro begins operation.
• 2005 –Delhi bombings kill 62 people and injure at least 210.^[6]
• 2008 – More than 35 killed and 150 injured during the13 September 2008 Delhi bombings and27 September 2008 Delhi bombings.
• 2010 – Delhi hosts theCommonwealth Games^[7]
• 2011 –Population: 16,753,235^[5]
• 2011 – At least 15 people are killed and 79 injured in the2011 Delhi bombing.^[8]
• 2012
  • 13 February:2012 attacks on Israeli diplomats in Delhi, part of theIran–Israel proxy conflict.
  • 29 March:4th BRICS summit takes place.
• 2014
  • 14 February: PoliticianArvind Kejriwal resigns from the post ofChief Minister.^[9]
• 2015
  • 7 February:Aam Aadmi Party wins the2015 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.
• 2019
  • Shaheen Bagh Protests oppose the passage of theCitizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
  • 8 December:2019 Delhi factory fire.
• 2020
  • 5 January:2020 Jawaharlal Nehru University attack occurs, with the attackers unknown.
  • 8 February:Aam Aadmi Party wins the2020 Delhi Legislative Assembly election.
  • 23 February–29 February:2020 Delhi riots incur communal violence in response to the Shaheen Bagh protest.
  • 2 March: TheCOVID-19 pandemic in Delhi begins, soon leading to a lockdown.
  • 30 November: Ten thousand farmers from different states of India (includingPunjab,Haryana andUttar Pradesh) arrived at the outskirts of New Delhi to mark protest against deregulation rules.^[10]
• 2021
  • 29 January: Israeli Embassy in Delhi is attacked withIran refuting allegations of purporting the attack.^[11][12]

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