OLD New Delhi MAP

The New Delhi old map shows evolutions of New Delhi city. This historical map of New Delhi will allow you to travel in the past and in the history of New Delhi in India. The New Delhi ancient map is downloadable in PDF, printable and free.

In 1966, an inscription of the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka (273-236 BC) was discovered near Srinivaspuri, which is near Noida. Two sandstone pillars inscribed with the edicts of Ashoka were brought to by Firuz Shah Tughluq in the 14th century as its shown in New Delhi historical map. The famous Iron pillar near the Qutub Minar was commissioned by the emperor Kumara Gupta I of the Gupta dynasty (320-540) and transplanted to Delhi during the 10th century. Eight major cities have been situated in the historical area of New Delhi. The first five cities were in the southern part of present-day Delhi. Though settlements have been dated to have been taking place in Delhi for millennia, there is no record to stand by that claim.

New Delhi is generally considered a close to 5000-year old city, as per Ancient Indian text The Mahabharata, since the first ever mention of the historical city is found in this religious scripture. Therefore, except the scripture, archaeological evidences to book the city Ancient history are as good as nought. As a result, New Delhi Ancient history finds no records and this period may be regarded as the lost period of its history (see New Delhi historical map). Extensive coverage of Delhi history begins with the onset of the Delhi Sultanate in the 12th century. Since then, Delhi had been the seat of Islamic and British rulers until India’s independence in 1947.

The core of New Delhi tangible heritage is Islamic, spanning over 7 centuries of Islamic rule over the city, with some British-styled architectures and zones in Lutyens Delhi dating to the British rule in India as its mentioned in New Delhi historical map. Whatever records exist of Delhi- in the form of scriptures or archaeological evidences, they crown New Delhi as the historical Capital city of some empire or the other all through, with minor random breaks in between, making Delhi one of the longest serving Capitals and one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. It is considered to be a city built, destroyed and rebuilt several times, as outsiders who successfully invaded the Indian Subcontinent would ransack the existing capital city in New Delhi, and those who came to conquer and stay would be so impressed by the city strategic location as to make it their capital and rebuild it in their own way.