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India in 1639

Historical records for India in 1639, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

2Records
2Events
2Named people
1Places
2Categories

Historical records

Other Events

1639DelhiJahan

Delhi · Arts / Architecture

The walled city of Old Delhi, the 6th Delhi city, is erected by Shah Jahan

1639Foundation of ShahjahanabadShah Jahan

Delhi · House / Mughal Empire

Shah Jahan begins building Shahjahanabad as a new imperial capital at Delhi, including the Red Fort complex.

Names involved

JahanShah Jahan

Places involved

Delhi

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.