|
|
|
|
Siege of Delhi
History of India
|
  
|
| | 1525 | Babur | |
| Delhi Babur, a warrior with an Islamic Persian background, invades Hindu India, he takes Delhi and Agra and makes Agra his capital |
| 1707 | Azam Shah | |
| Delhi Prince Azam Shah, proclaims himself Emperor and marches towards Delhi, where he unsuccessfully fights Bahadur Shah and dies after a nominal reign of three months |
| 1707 | Bahadur Shah I | |
| Delhi Prince Azam Shah, proclaims himself Emperor and marches towards Delhi, where he unsuccessfully fights Bahadur Shah and dies after a nominal reign of three months |
| 1803 | Scindia of Gawilghur | |
| Delhi Britain takes Delhi from the Marathas |
| 1857 | Bahadur Shah II | |
| 8th June Delhi A British relief force defeats an army of mutineers at Badli Sari and takes up a position on the famous ridge, overlooking the city of Delhi |
| 14th June Delhi Bahadur Shah is captured and exiled to Burma during the siege of Delhi |
| 14th June Delhi The arrival of more British reinforcements finally leads to the defeat of the mutineers by John Nicholson, Commander of the relief force, after six days of street fighting, Delhi is recaptured |
| 1857 | Nicholson, John |  |
| 14th June Delhi The arrival of more British reinforcements finally leads to the defeat of the mutineers by John Nicholson, Commander of the relief force, after six days of street fighting, Delhi is recaptured |
|
|
|
