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List of capitals of India

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This is a list of formerly capitals of India.

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Map of New Delhi, Delhi

Early Period

Bhinmal : Capital of Gurjara Emoire

  • Jaunpur : Capital of Sharqī dynasty (1394–1479).

    • Modern period

  • In 1858, Allahabad became the capital of India for a day when it also served as the capital of North-Western Provinces.
  • During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India.
  • By the latter half of the 19th century Shimla had become the summer capital.
  • King George V proclaimed the transfer of the capital from Calcutta to Delhi at the climax of the 1911 Imperial Durbar on December 12, 1911. The buildings housing the Viceroy, government and parliament were inaugurated in early 1931.

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    List of capitals of India Wikipedia
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