Question

In which year did the British establish control over Delhi?
1. 1639
2. 1803
3. 1756
4. 1548

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 1803

The correct answer is 1803.

• British establish control over Delhi in 1803.

• Delhi, the capital of India has a strong historical background.
• It was ruled by some of the most powerful emperors in Indian history.
• The town was known as Indraprastha, where Pandavas used to live.
• In due course, eight more cities came alive adjacent to Indraprastha:
  • Lal Kot, Siri, Dinpanah, Quila Rai Pithora, Ferozabad, Jahanpanah, Tughlakabad and Shahjahanabad.
• Delhi has been a witness to political turmoil for over five centuries.
• It was ruled by the Mughals in succession to Khiljis and Tughlaqs.
• In 1192 the legions of the Afghan warrior Muhammad of Ghori captured the Rajput town, and the Delhi Sultanate was established in 1206.
• The invasion of Delhi by Timur in 1398 put an end to the sultanate, the Lodis, the last of the Delhi sultans, gave way to Babur, who, after the battle of Panipat in 1526, founded the Mughal Empire.
• The early Mughal emperors favored Agra as their capital, and Delhi became their permanent seat only after Shah Jahan built (1638) the walls of Old Delhi.
• From Hindu Kings to Muslim Sultans, the reins of the city kept shifting from one ruler to another. 
• In the year 1803 AD, the city came under British rule.
• In 1911, the British shifted their capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
• It again became the center of all the governing activities. 
• It included the British and the current political parties that have had the honor of leading free India.

• After independence in 1947, New Delhi was officially declared as the Capital of India.