Shahjahanabad

Shahjahanabad, colloquially known as Old Delhi (Hindustani: Purāni Dillī), is a place in the Central Delhi district of Delhi, India. It was founded as a Walled City and officially named Shahjahanabad in 1648, when Shah Jahan decided to shift the Mughal capital from Agra. The construction of the fortified city was completed in 1648, and it remained the capital of Mughal India until its fall in 1857, when the British Empire (whose Indian capital was at Calcutta) took over as paramount power in the Indian subcontinent. After the inauguration of New Delhi as the capital of India, the locality started to be colloquially known as Old Delhi in order to distinguish it from the capital city or the rest of the NCT Region.

It serves as the symbolic heart of metropolitan Delhi and is known for its bazaars, restaurants, street food, shopping locations and its Islamic architecture; Jama Masjid being the most notable example, standing tall in the midst of the old city. Only a few havelis are left and maintained.

Upon the 2012 trifurcation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, Shahjahanabad became administered by the North Delhi Municipal Corporation, but in May 2022 Shahjahanabad was re-unified under a new Municipal Corporation of Delhi. The Shahjahanabad Redevelopment Corporation (SRDC) is the main important agency responsible for the rejuvenation, conservation, development, and redevelopment of Shahjahanabad.