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Delhi, through time.

Discover Delhi’s history, age reference and living heritage.

A city has many beginnings. Ages below count calendar years to 2026 from the stated milestone, not exact birthdays or the first human presence. Illustrations are AI-created artistic interpretations, not historical evidence.

Imagined seventeenth-century Shahjahanabad market, Mughal-era red sandstone gateways and textile stalls, dignified everyday street life.
Imagined seventeenth-century Shahjahanabad market, Mughal-era red sandstone gateways and textile stalls, dignified everyday street life. · AI illustration

Shahjahanabad foundation milestone

Delhi

387 yearsfrom 1639 CE to 2026

Shah Jahan established Shahjahanabad in 1639, one of several historic cities within today's Delhi. Its walls, markets and Mughal architecture form a later layer in a region with a much older history. This age refers only to Shahjahanabad.

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A walk through Old Delhi connects markets and public life with the seventeenth-century walled city.

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