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HISTORY
OF DELHI: The capital of India has
been a centre of power almost continuously since
the 13th century. The huge city is divided into
Old and New Delhi the former also comprise the
seventh city of the Mughals - Shajahnabad.
In
1955 excavations of the
Purana Quila revealed that this area, on the banks
of the Yamuna river, was inhabited more than 3000
years ago. Fine earthen pottery,
known as Painted Grey
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Ware and dated to 1000 BC,confirmed that Delhi was
associated the epic Mahabharata and Indraprastha, the
capital of the Pandavas.
From the 12th
to 17th centuries, the rulers of successive dynasties
established seven "cities" in different parts of Delhi.
The first one was with the foundation of Qutub Minar in
1199 followed by Siri in 1920; Tughlaquabad;Jahanapanah;
Firuzabad, Purana Quila and Shahjahanabad. During this
period, some of the most outstanding monuments were
built which stand as past glory of the Afghan and Mughal
architecture. The Qutub Minar built in 1199 rises to a
height of 72.5 metres from a base of 14.32 metres;
Humayun's Tomb begun in 1564 is one of the finest
examples of garden Tomb, the Red Fort - an imposing
citadel built in the 17th century and Jami Masjid, the
largest mosque in India. The Imperial Delhi built during
the British Empire houses President's House, Parliament
House, India Gate, the World War I memorial arch.
Besides; Delhi offers various museums. The important
ones are National Museum - the premier museum of India,
National Gallery of Modern Art, Gandhi Museum Crafts
Museum, Dolls Museum, Rail Museum, Temple of Bahai - a
Islamic sect founded in Iran in 1836 by
Bahaullah.
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