when did new delhi become the capital of India
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Delhi was the historical capital of the Delhi Sultanate, the first major Muslim empire founded in northern India in 1206. ... The British originally ruled India from Calcutta, but moved the capital to the newly built district of New Delhi in 1911 because of the city's symbolic value in India.
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On 12th December, 1911, at the historic Delhi Durbar, the George V, the Emperor of the British Empire proclaimed the shifting of the capital of India from Calcutta to Delhi. After announcement of Delhi as the Capital of India, the preparation for the building a new city started with majesty, pomp and show
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on 12th December 1911 Delhi became the capital of India
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