Timeline of Delhi

• Territory came under the Kuru kingdom.

• Territory came under the Maurya Empire.

• Territory came under the Kushan Empire.

• Territory came under the Gupta Empire under the Yaudheya consortium.

• Territory briefly came under the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty.

• 1052 – Lal Kot founded by Anangpal Tomar of the Tomara dynasty.^[1][2]

• c. 1160 – Chauhan Rajput rulers take Lal Kot from the Tomara Rajputs.^[2]
• 1180 – Lal Kot renamed to Rai Pithora.^[2]
• 1191 – First Battle of Tarain, the Rajputs under Prithviraj Chauhan defeated the Ghurid empire.
• 1192 – Second Battle of Tarain, Delhi sacked by Muhammad Ghori.^[2]

The Delhi Sultanate refers to 5 Muslim Kingdoms which were based mostly in Delhi for 320 years. They are:

• 1206–1290 – Early Turkish Rulers / Slave Dynasty or Mamluk Dynasty Qutb-ud-din Aibak becomes first Sultan of Delhi in 1206. Delhi is the capital.
• 1290–1320 – Khalji Dynasty Jalal-ud-din becomes first sultan of Khalji Dynasty in 1290
• 1320–1413 – Tughlaq Dynasty (1320–1413) Ghazi Malik ascended the throne under the title of Ghiyas-ud-din Tughlaq in 1320
• 1414–1451 – Sayyid Dynasty Khizr Khan ascended the throne in 1414
• 1451–1526 – Lodi Dynasty Bahlul Lodhi captured Delhi and became Sultan in 1451

• 1526 – Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi in the Battle of Panipat, founding the Mughal Empire.
• 1530 – Babur dies; his son Humayun ascends the throne.
• 1540 – Humayun loses his empire to Sher Shah Suri.
• 1555 – Humayun regains the Mughal throne after Sher Shah's death.
• 1556 – Humayun dies; his son Akbar becomes emperor.
• 1605 – Akbar dies; his son Jahangir takes over.
• 1627 – Jahangir dies; Shah Jahan becomes emperor the following year.
• 1658 – Shah Jahan is imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb, who becomes emperor.
• 1707 – Aurangzeb dies, marking the beginning of the empire's decline.

1857 – The Mughal Empire officially ends after the Siege of Delhi; Bahadur Shah Zafar is exiled.

• 1752 – Delhi became a protectorate state of Durrani Empire.
• 1761 – Durranis defeated Marathas in Third Battle of Panipat. The Mughal Emperor became vassal ruler and paid tributes to the Durranis.

• 1757 – Maratha Empire: Battle Of Delhi (1757), Marathas defeat Rohilla Pathans and capture the area surrounding Delhi.^[3]
• 1771 – Delhi is captured by Mahadji Shinde and the emperor paid tribute to Marathas.

• 1764 – Jats and Sikhs lay siege to Delhi for several months and defeat Rohillas.
• 1768 – After defeating Najib-ud-Daulah, Sikhs marched into Delhi.
• 1783 – Sikhs defeat the Mughals at the outskirts of Delhi and capture the Red Fort. Sikhs controlled the capital for a year where the Mughal emperor paid 37.5 percent of the tax revenue.