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City of n. India on the Jumna; probably founded by Aryans ab. 1500 B.C. An inscription on an iron pillar of 3d century records the deeds of Bájá Dháva. The Tomára or Tuár dynasty was founded 763. Prithivi Rája was the last Hindu ruler. The Mohammedans of Ghor, founders of the Afghan Empire, invaded India 1191. Kutab-e-deen, general of Muhammed of Ghor, 1193, founded the dynasty of slave kings, to which D. owes its grandest architectural remains. It was lowed 1288 by that of Ghilzái. The Taghlak dynasty succeeded 1321. Its founder built a new capital, 4 m. e. His grandson again changed the site. Tamer lane captured D. 1398 and ma acred the inhabitants. The Taghlak dynasty was succeeded IMG:content-1114.jpg:[graphic] fol IMG:content-1115.png:[merged small][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][ocr errors][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][merged small][graphic] by the Sayyids 1412-44, and the Lodi 1444-1526; the capital was removed to Agra. Baber the Tartar destroyed the Afghan Empire 1526. Baber's son, Humayun, removed the capital to D., which was restored by Shah Jahan ab. 1638. The Mogul Empire reached its height under Aurungzebe (d. 1707). In 1739 the