Delhi

(dol'hi,) a famous city of Hindostan, C. of p. of same name, and formerly the metropolis of the Mogul empire, on the Jumna, 112 m. N.N.W. of Agra, and 830 N.W. of Calcutta. Anciently, this was a place renowned for its size and architectural magnificence. Among its finest edifices are the Jumna Musjid, the chief Moslem temple in India, and the palace erected by the Mogul, Shah Jehan. D., after being captured succe ively by Mahmoud, Tamer lane, Baber, and Nadir Shah, was annexed by the British govt. in 1803. During the Sepoy mutiny in 1857, D. was stormed by the British troops. Pop. 152,406. [s. 273]