My Visit to Delhi

I had visited Delhi which is National Capital Territory of Delhi. It has been regarded as Union Territory of India. It includes New Delhi. We know that it is India’s capital. I observed Haryana border around Delhi. I got the information that Uttar Pradesh is at east. I came to know that it is 1,484 square kilometres  or 573 sq mi. I checked the census of 2011, the population of Delhi is more than 11 million. There is a regional satellite city named Ghaziabad where I stayed. The other cities are Noida, Gurgaon, and Faridabad. I understood that this is National Capital Region or NCR. In 2016, there is 26 million.

I heard that Delhi had began from 6th century BCE. Delhi was ruled by the Mughal empire and

Delhi Sultanate. I came to know that a union territory has political administration of Delhi and it looks like a state. I discovered that there is legislature, executive council of ministers and high court. Chief minister is the head. Federal government of India controls it. It is good to know that the games like 1951 Asian Games, 1982 Asian Games, 2010 Men’s Hockey World Cup and 1983 NAM Summit.

I came to know from the guide that Delhi was inhabited from 6th century BCE. It was known that Indraprastha was the Pandavas capital. I came across the architectural relics which is around Maurya period and it is c. 300 BCE and the guide told me that in 1966, there was an inscription related to the Mauryan Emperor named Ashoka who lived between 273 BCE to 235 BCE. A King named Anang Pal from Tomara dynasty had constructed a city known as Lal Kot during 736 CE. It is great to know from the guide that Prithviraj Chauhan had captured Lal Kot in the year 1178 and there was a new name, Qila Rai Pithora.

The guide informed me that Muhammad Ghori had defeated Prithviraj Chauhan in 1192 and the battle is known as second battle of Tarain. Within 1200, the resistance of native Hindu began to shrink. The guide informed that there was victory of Muslim invaders. The dynasties of Turkic Muslim in north India is going to survive for 500 years. It is good to know from the guide that Qutb-un-din Aibak was a slave general and he had controlled certain Indian territories before Ghori came back to capital named Ghor. There was fracture in the territories after his death in 1206 CE.  I went to Qutb Minar. I came to know that Iltutmish who ruled from 1211 to 1236 had consolidated Turkic conquest in the northern part of India. The next successor was Razia Sultan and she was the daughter of Iltutmish. She became Delhi Sultan. She came to known as the first woman for ruling Delhi.

 

I feel proud to visit Qutub Minar which has 72.5 m or 238 ft in height. It has been regarded as the UNESCO World Heritage Site, There is a reputation of Qutub Minar which is regarded as world's tallest brick minaret and it is free-standing.

The guide told me that Delhi had been ruled by Afghan and Turkic and the dynasty name is Lodi dynasty. It is really great to find those forts along with townships. It has been regarded as the Sufism centre at that time. Jalal ud din Firuz Khalji who was ruled from 1290 and the rule ended in 1320, had overthrown the Mamluk Sultanate. Ala-ud-din Khaldi was the second ruler of Khalji dynasty. Then there was Firoz Shah Tughlaq reign from 1351 to 1388. Then Timur came in 1398 and he had made 100,000 captives. There was a decline in Delhi under the Sayyid Dynasty which is between 1414 and 1451. Babur had destroyed in 1526 and he was regarded as the founder of Mughal dynasty.

 

The guide told me that Babur had made an invasion in India in 1526 and he had won the battle against  Lodhi sultan at First Battle of Panipat. Mughal empire was built starting from Delhi and then to Agra.  For 300 years, Mughal dynasty had controlled Delhi. But there was a sixteen-year  hiatus at the time of Hemu and Sher Shah starting from 1540 till 1556. Shah Jahan had created the 7^th city in Delhi and it is known as Shahjahanabad and it had been the Mughal Empire capital beginning 1638 and it is regarded as Old Delhi.

I went to Red Fort which has been regarded as the site of UNESCO World Heritage and the emperors of Mughal period resided there for around 200 years. The location has been utilized by PM of India for communicating with the nation on 15^th August.

 

In 1707, Aurangzeb died. There was a fall in the influence of Mughal empire.  Baji Rao had led a force in 1737 and he had attacked Delhi after his victory against the Mughal rulers. Battle of Karnal was lost within three hours and the Persian army was quite superior in terms of military rule. Nader Shah of Persia had led the army. He had invaded and he had looted Delhi. He took away the Peacock throne along with Koh-i-Noor and Daria-i-Noor. Finally the British invaded. Finally Muhammad Shah I hasd to beg in front of Nader Shah for his mercy and he had granted the permission to stay in the city and enjoy the royal treasury. In 1752, there was a sign of treaty under the Marathas who had saved the throne of Mughal rulers in Delhi.