A brief history
North India · Formed 1956 · Capital New Delhi
Capital of empires from the Tomars and Chauhans through the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, the British Raj and independent India. Delhi has been rebuilt at least seven times.
LanguagesHindiPunjabiUrdu
Famous families & dynasties
- Timurid / Mughal dynastyRulers from Babur (1526) to Bahadur Shah Zafar (1857).
- Delhi Punjabi refugee familiesPost-1947 arrivals from Lahore, Multan, Rawalpindi.
- Delhi Kayastha familiesAdministrative households of pre-Partition Delhi.
Communities & clans
Punjabi (post-1947)KayasthaBaniaJatGujjarMuslim (Old Delhi)Bengali
Common gotras / clan names
KashyapaBharadwajaVasishtaGautama
Migration corridors from Delhi
- →United StatesTechies and doctors from Delhi's colleges.
- →London / TorontoSecond-generation Punjabi families across the Commonwealth.
Trees from Delhi
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