What happen to old delhi under british rule
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1. Introduction
What will I learn in this lesson?
2. Comics
A story of urban development in 19th and 20th century.
3. Key Concepts
What Happened to Cities Under Colonial Rule?
The Making of New Delhi
Inside The Old City
4. Quiz
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5. Did You Know?
Dateline
Some Facts
Classroom Activities
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Colonialism and the City
Our Pasts - III
The Making of New Delhi
In 1803, the British defeated the Marathas and gained control of Delhi. But the capital of British India was Calcutta, so the Mughal emperor was allowed to continue living in the palace complex in the Red Fort.
The modern city of Delhi developed only after 1911, when Delhi became the capital of British India.
Demolishing a Past
In the first half of the 19th century, unlike in other cities such as Calcutta and Madras, the British lived along with wealthier Indians in the Walled City (Shahjahanbad). They learned to enjoy Urdu and Persian culture and poetry, and also participated in local festivals.
The establishment of the Delhi College in 1792 led to a great intellectual flowering in the sciences as well as the humanities, largely in the Urdu language, and the period between 1830 and 1857 is often called a period of Delhi/Urdu Renaissance.
But during the four months starting with the Great Sepoys' Mutiny of 1857, Delhi was controlled by rebels who killed many British and declared Shah Jahan as the emperor of India.
So when the British regained control of the city, they either demolished mosques or put them to other uses; Zinat-al-Masjid, for example, was converted into a bakery. No worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years, one-third of the city was demolished, and its canals were filled up.
In the 1870s, the western walls of Shahjahanabad were broken to establish the railway and to allow the city to expand beyond the walls.
The British then began living in the sprawling Civil Lines area that came up in the north, away from the Indians in the Walled City.
The Delhi College was turned into a school, and finally shut down in 1877.
Planning a New Capital
In 1877, to acknowledge Queen Victoria as the Empress of India, Viceroy Lytton organised a Durbar in Delhi, although Calcutta was the capital of British India. The reason to choose Delhi, the former capital of the Mughals, for such an event was to communicate to the Indian people that the Mughal empire was no longer in charge of India.
In 1911, when King George V was crowned in England, a Durbar was again held in Delhi to celebrate the occasion, and the decision to shift the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was formally announced at this Durbar.
Two architects, Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker, were called on to design New Delhi and its buildings.
The government complex in New Delhi consisted of a two-mile avenue, Kingsway (now Rajpath), that led to the Viceroy’s Palace (now Rashtrapati Bhavan), with the Secretariat buildings on either sides of the avenue.
New Delhi took nearly 20 years to build, and the idea was to build a city that was in stark contrast to the Mughal capital of Shahjahanabad; there were to be no crowded mohallas, and no mazes of narrow bylanes. In New Delhi, there were instead to be broad, straight streets lined with sprawling mansions set in the middle of large compounds.
The new city was also designed to be a clean and healthy space; it had to have better water supply, sewage disposal and drainage facilities than did the Old City.
Life in the Time of Partition
In 1947, India got independence from the British, but at the same time it was partitioned into India and Pakistan. This led to such a huge migration of refugees from Punjab that it changed the social background of Delhi, and the previous urban culture (largely based on Urdu) was overshadowed by new tastes and sensibilities, in food, in dress, and in the arts.
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What will I learn in this lesson?
2. Comics
A story of urban development in 19th and 20th century.
3. Key Concepts
What Happened to Cities Under Colonial Rule?
The Making of New Delhi
Inside The Old City
4. Quiz
Quiz
5. Did You Know?
Dateline
Some Facts
Classroom Activities
Finish Lesson
Help

Colonialism and the City
Our Pasts - III
The Making of New Delhi
In 1803, the British defeated the Marathas and gained control of Delhi. But the capital of British India was Calcutta, so the Mughal emperor was allowed to continue living in the palace complex in the Red Fort.
The modern city of Delhi developed only after 1911, when Delhi became the capital of British India.
Demolishing a Past
In the first half of the 19th century, unlike in other cities such as Calcutta and Madras, the British lived along with wealthier Indians in the Walled City (Shahjahanbad). They learned to enjoy Urdu and Persian culture and poetry, and also participated in local festivals.
The establishment of the Delhi College in 1792 led to a great intellectual flowering in the sciences as well as the humanities, largely in the Urdu language, and the period between 1830 and 1857 is often called a period of Delhi/Urdu Renaissance.
But during the four months starting with the Great Sepoys' Mutiny of 1857, Delhi was controlled by rebels who killed many British and declared Shah Jahan as the emperor of India.
So when the British regained control of the city, they either demolished mosques or put them to other uses; Zinat-al-Masjid, for example, was converted into a bakery. No worship was allowed in the Jama Masjid for five years, one-third of the city was demolished, and its canals were filled up.
In the 1870s, the western walls of Shahjahanabad were broken to establish the railway and to allow the city to expand beyond the walls.
The British then began living in the sprawling Civil Lines area that came up in the north, away from the Indians in the Walled City.
The Delhi College was turned into a school, and finally shut down in 1877.
Planning a New Capital
In 1877, to acknowledge Queen Victoria as the Empress of India, Viceroy Lytton organised a Durbar in Delhi, although Calcutta was the capital of British India. The reason to choose Delhi, the former capital of the Mughals, for such an event was to communicate to the Indian people that the Mughal empire was no longer in charge of India.
In 1911, when King George V was crowned in England, a Durbar was again held in Delhi to celebrate the occasion, and the decision to shift the capital of British India from Calcutta to Delhi was formally announced at this Durbar.
Two architects, Edward Lutyens and Herbert Baker, were called on to design New Delhi and its buildings.
The government complex in New Delhi consisted of a two-mile avenue, Kingsway (now Rajpath), that led to the Viceroy’s Palace (now Rashtrapati Bhavan), with the Secretariat buildings on either sides of the avenue.
New Delhi took nearly 20 years to build, and the idea was to build a city that was in stark contrast to the Mughal capital of Shahjahanabad; there were to be no crowded mohallas, and no mazes of narrow bylanes. In New Delhi, there were instead to be broad, straight streets lined with sprawling mansions set in the middle of large compounds.
The new city was also designed to be a clean and healthy space; it had to have better water supply, sewage disposal and drainage facilities than did the Old City.
Life in the Time of Partition
In 1947, India got independence from the British, but at the same time it was partitioned into India and Pakistan. This led to such a huge migration of refugees from Punjab that it changed the social background of Delhi, and the previous urban culture (largely based on Urdu) was overshadowed by new tastes and sensibilities, in food, in dress, and in the arts.
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The Indian capital city of Delhi has a long history, and has been an important political centre of India as the capital of several empires. Much of Delhi's ancient history finds no record and this may be regarded as a lost period of its history. Extensive coverage of Delhi's history begins with the onset of the Delhi Sultanate in the 12th century. Since then, Delhi has been the centre of a succession of mighty empires and powerful kingdoms, making Delhi one of the longest serving Capitals and one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world [circular reference] It is considered to be a city built, destroyed and rebuilt several times, as outsiders who successfully invaded theIndian Subcontinent would ransack the existing capital city in Delhi, and those who came to conquer and stay would be so impressed by the city's strategic location as to make it their capital and rebuild it in their own way. The core of Delhi's tangible heritage is Hindu, Islamic (spanning over seven centuries of Islamic rule over the city) with expansive British-era architecture inLutyens' Delhi dating to theBritish rule in India.Significant prehistoric sites in Delhi include Anangpur (in theBadarpur region), as well asHarappan excavations near Narela and Nand Nagari.References to Delhi's history in ancient literature are based on myths and legends. According to the Hindu epicMahabharata, a city calledIndraprastha, “City of the God Indra”, was the capital of thePandavas. There is a strong belief that Purana Qila was built over the site of ancient Indraprastha. Northern Black Polished Ware (c. 700-200 BCE) have been excavated at the site, and pieces of Painted Grey Ware were found on the surface, suggesting an even older settlement, possibly going back to ca. 1000 BCE. In 1966, an inscription of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka(273-236 BCE) was discovered near Sriniwaspuri. Two sandstone pillars inscribed with the edicts of Ashoka were brought to by Firuz Shah Tughluq in the 14th century. The famous Iron pillarnear the Qutub Minar was commissioned by the emperorKumara Gupta I of the Gupta dynasty (320-540 CE) and transplanted to Delhi during the 10th century.
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The Indian capital city of Delhi has a long history, and has been an important political centre of India as the capital of several empires. Much of Delhi's ancient history finds no record and this may be regarded as a lost period of its history. Extensive coverage of Delhi's history begins with the onset of the Delhi Sultanate in the 12th century. Since then, Delhi has been the centre of a succession of mighty empires and powerful kingdoms, making Delhi one of the longest serving Capitals and one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world [circular reference] It is considered to be a city built, destroyed and rebuilt several times, as outsiders who successfully invaded theIndian Subcontinent would ransack the existing capital city in Delhi, and those who came to conquer and stay would be so impressed by the city's strategic location as to make it their capital and rebuild it in their own way. The core of Delhi's tangible heritage is Hindu, Islamic (spanning over seven centuries of Islamic rule over the city) with expansive British-era architecture inLutyens' Delhi dating to theBritish rule in India.Significant prehistoric sites in Delhi include Anangpur (in theBadarpur region), as well asHarappan excavations near Narela and Nand Nagari.References to Delhi's history in ancient literature are based on myths and legends. According to the Hindu epicMahabharata, a city calledIndraprastha, “City of the God Indra”, was the capital of thePandavas. There is a strong belief that Purana Qila was built over the site of ancient Indraprastha. Northern Black Polished Ware (c. 700-200 BCE) have been excavated at the site, and pieces of Painted Grey Ware were found on the surface, suggesting an even older settlement, possibly going back to ca. 1000 BCE. In 1966, an inscription of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka(273-236 BCE) was discovered near Sriniwaspuri. Two sandstone pillars inscribed with the edicts of Ashoka were brought to by Firuz Shah Tughluq in the 14th century. The famous Iron pillarnear the Qutub Minar was commissioned by the emperorKumara Gupta I of the Gupta dynasty (320-540 CE) and transplanted to Delhi during the 10th century.
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