Delhi-From pre-history to chauhan's era

Delhi,seat of power of modern India,standing firm and magnanimous  on Raisina hills,is the amalgam of complex and diverse country.Delhi has seen rapid modernization in last 7 decades after independence.The first remains of humanity in a civilised form could be traced back from 3 thousand year ago in the form of pottery and dishware in Bhorgarh ,Mandoli, Kharkhari Nagar and Nachauli provides us the destinant of life in historic Delhi The story begans to shape in a narrative and becomes little clear marginally 1600 years ahead.

The historic Iron pillar in Mehroli ,dated to 4th century A.D this iconic pillar bears an encryption in the form of Brahmi Script of Ashokan times.although these encryption do not bear any date or the name of the king in it but it gives a clear indication of a great ruler who had ruled from Bengal to Punjab during the 4th century A.D.Historians have identified that Chandragupta-II,who ruled a large part of Indian subcontinent in the 4th century A.D.Few centuries later,A king of Tomar clan ,Anant pal gave a name to this slant on basis of this pillar.
after Tomar's who had ruled in the 7th century,chauhan's took over and after them Turks invaded it and set up their kingdom.

writing in the 14th century legendry AMIR KHUSRO described the rein of Anant pal Tomar,first king of Delhi who ruled this land around 7th century A.D.Anant pal Tomar has set up his capital in southern part of modern Delhi and it's outskirts.In anantpur village in Faridabad ,one could find faint remains of Anantpal Tomar's rein in Delhi.He had built one of the first water reserviors in Delhi.later on Tomar's were replaced by Chauhan's another rajput clan ,who had came there from Ajmer.In the year ,one of the successor of chauhan's .Prithviraj,also known as Ria pithora ,in the year 1180 he enlarged the area of Lalkot and build a fort on it,known as kila ria pithora.The traces of this fort could be found near Malviya Nagar. Ria pithora had build this fort because at that time Turks were posing a danger to them.so they wanted to strengthened themselves.

For it's rulers Delhi was an important frontier ,a frontier with it's economic importance and also a strategic junction to keep Raiders away from the capital of Chauhan's i.e Ajmer. In the year 1191  Prithviraj chauhan had defeated sultan Mohommed Ghori,raider from Afganistan and Ghori was captured.but he was released by prithvi raj on taking his Bathinda fort back.and after ten  years later this regrouped Ghori had defeated the chauhan's.this battle had ended the chauhan's dynasty and the rule of Rajput's in Delhi.