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Nadir Shah invaded India during the reign of Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah.

He ruled from 1719 to 1748.

On February 24, 1739, Nadir Shah's army defeated the Mughals at the Battle of Karnal.

Muhammad Shah surrendered, and Nadir Shah entered Delhi on March 20, 1739. 

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The Battle of Delhi was fought on 11 Sep 1803.

The British troops were under the leadership of General Lak

And Marathas of Scindia's army was under General Louis Bourquin

The battle was fought at Patparganji across the Yamuna River.

Finally, the city of Delhi fell three days later.

The modern city (present Delhi) developed only after 1911.

The period from 1803 to 1857 is called the Delhi Renaissance.

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The capital of the Mughal empire was shifted from Agra to Delhi by Shah Jahan in the year of 1638.

The new capital was officially named Shahjahanabad in 1648.

It is now known as Old Delhi. 

The architect behind the Taj Mahal, Ustad Ahmad Lahori, is credited with designing the Red Fort.

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Qutub-ud-din-Aibak was the first sultan (ruler) of Delhi. 

He ruled Delhi from 1206 to 1210 under the banner of Mamluk dynasty.

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Alauddin Khilji annexed Malwa to the Delhi Sultanate in 1305 after defeating the Paramara dynasty.

His general, Ain-ul-Mulk Multani, led the conquest and became the governor of Malwa.

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The partition of Bengal was implemented in 1905, but it was not annulled during the Delhi Darbar.

In 1911, Delhi Durbar was held in India to celebrate the occasion when King George V was crowned in England.

The Delhi Durbar 1911 lasted for nine days.

This Durbar was historic for two reasons:

• one, it as the only one attended by the Emperor himself, and
• second, this was where the shifting of the Imperial Capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced.

Explanation

Old Delhi or Purani Dilli is an area part of the greater city of Delhi, India.

It was founded as a walled city named Shahjahanabad in 1639.

When Shah Jahan (the Mughal emperor at the time) decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra.

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Nizamuddin Dargah is the dargah of the Sufi saint Khwaja Nizamuddin Auliya

Situated in the Nizamuddin West area of Delhi,

Date Established: 1325

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Hazrat Nizamuddin and Mahbub-e-Ilahi was an Indian Sunni Muslim scholar is one of the most famous Sufis from the Indian Subcontinent

Born: 1238, Budaun, India

Died: April 3, 1325, Delhi, India

Full name: Muhammad Nizamuddin Auliya

Place of burial: Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah, New Delhi, India

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Iltutmish (Reign: 1211–1236 CE):

The first Delhi Sultan to formally accept the title of "Naib-i-Amir-ul-Momineen" (Deputy of the Caliph) from the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad (1229 CE).

This legitimized his rule under Islamic law.