( 22 Sep, 2015) Delhi General Knowledge Published By : upscgk.com Delhi General Knowledge Delhi, the Capital of India became a state in 1992 under the national capital territory Act. It is a bustling metropolis that has an amazing mixture of modernization and carefully preserved antiquity, Sprawled over the west bank of the river Yamuna and one of the fastest growing cities in India. Candidates can get the complete General Knowledge about Delhi from this page that is specially created by the team members of governmentjobsinfo.in; this page will help your surely about knowing the significant facts of Delhi. HISTORY OF DELHI: HINDU KINGDOM: This area was settled by Ashoka about 2500 years ago. Getting on to firmer historical ground, the city was ruled by Tomar Rajputs in 10th century AD. Anang Pal, the Tomara ruler built magnificent edifices like Lal Kot and famous full iron pillar at Qutab Minar. Tomaras were then overthrown in 1155 AD by Chauhans who enlarged and fortified Delhi under the kingship of Prithvi Raj Chauhan. MUSLIM KINGDOM: After the invasion of Punjab and Sind, Muslim rulers from North West, attacked Delhi around 1191 AD. In the fourth attack, Mohamad of Ghauri was able to defeat Rajputs. Ha handed over the regions of Delhi to his Turkish Slave Qutab-ud-din Aibak and returend to Mehmud Ghazni. Qutab-ud-din occupied the throne and became the first Sultan of Delhi under Delhi Sultanate (1206-1526). SLAVE DYNASTY: After Qutab-ud-din Aibak, the powers of rule kept shifting from one ruler to another. The most prominent rulers of the era were Iltumish (1211-36), Raziya Sultan, the only female sultan of Delhi (ruled Delhi for four years), Balban (1266-86) who the former slave of Iltumish and Nasir-ud din. Among these rulers, Balban was most powerful and ruthless. He died of the trauma of his son’s death in 1286. With no obvious ruler, it was best time for Khalji Afgan Turks to attack Delhi and control the empire. KHALJI AFGAN DYNASTY: Jalal-ud-din was the first Khalji ruler who was an officer in Slave Dynasty. He was succeded by his nephew, Ala-ud-din Khilji who was exceptionally cruel. His death gave birth to Tughlaq Dynasty. TUGLAQ DYNASTY: Ghazi Malik proclaimed himself as the king and started to rule Delhi. He was thrived by Mohammed Bin Tughlaq and Feroz Shah Tuglaq. Timur who was a powerful Turkic ruler ruled Delhi during the last days of Tughlaq Dynasty. SAYYID DYNASTY: Timur ruled delhi without a proper governance system until Khizir Khan proclaimed himself as the grandson of Prophet Mohammad and ruled Delhi until Lodi Dynasty came in. LODI DYNASTY: Afgan Lodi clan, Bahlol Lodi was the first Lodi ruler here. The dynasty had two successors Sikander Lodi and Ibrahim Lodi. The demise of Lodi Sultanate braught end to centuries of cultural stagnation and there was a rise of great Mughals. MUGHALS: The larger than life Mughal rulers contributed a lot to overall beautification of Delhi. Babur was the first ruler who was followed by Humayun, Afgans, Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb. The latter Mughals were inefficient and hence the powers were transferred to Britishers. BRITISH RULES: British came as merchants here but plundered the wealth of the city to their max. They ruled Delhi for over a century and exploited the people. There were uprisings all over India and people wanted to be free. With the help of great leaders and small rulers, India got independence in 1947. Britishers left India and Delhi became the capital of newly independent nation.