List of ancient major cities of India and their founders: Foreigners ruled India for many years and they had established many cities and towns in India, let us know about some such major cities and their founders.
List of major cities of India and their founders:-
| Names of cities | Names of founders |
| Kolkata | Job charnak |
| Mumbai | ONLD Auggier |
| Bhopal | Raja Bhoj |
| New Delhi | Edwin Lutyens |
| Agra | Sikandar Lodi |
| Indore | Ahilya Bai |
| Dhar | Raja Bhoj |
| Tughlaqabad | Mohammad Tughlaq |
| Jaipur | Sawai Raja Jai Singh |
| Ocean | Boulevard |
| Lucknow | Asafuddaula |
| Allahabad | Akbar |
| Jhansi | Veer Singh Judeo |
| Ajmer | Ajayraj Singh |
| Udaipur | Rana Udai Singh |
| Tatanagar | Jamsetji Tata |
| Bharatpur | Raja Surajmal |
| Kumbhalgarh | Raja Kumbha |
| Patna | Udayan |
| Munger | Chandragupta Maurya |
| Nalanda | Raja Dharmapala |
| Raipur | Bramhadev |
| Durg | Jagatpal |
| Dehradun | Raja Jaunsar Babur |
| Puri | Gang Chola |
| Dwarka | Shankaracharya |
| Jammu | Raja Jammu Lochan |
| Poona | Shah Ji Bhosale |
| Hyderabad | Coolie Qutub Shah |
| Amritsar | Guru Ramdas |
| Delhi | Annantpal Tomar |
| Pondicherry | Francis Carey |
| Sri Ganganagar | Ganga Singh |
| Jhunjhunu | Jhunjh Jat |
| Jaisalmer | Bhati Rajput Jaisal Singh |
| Jodhpur | Rao Jodha |
| Alwar | Rao Pratap Singh Kachwaha |
| Barmer | Bagh Bhatt |
| Karauli | Yaduvanshi King Arjunpal |
| Bundi | Rao Deshraj |
| Baran | Solanki rajput |
| Kota | Maharao Madho Singh |
| Jhalawar | Jhala Jalim Singh |
| Chittorgarh | Chitrangad Morya |
| Pratapgarh | Maharawal Pratap Singh |
| Banswara | Jagmal Singh |
| Dungarpur | Dungarsingh |
| Rajsamand | Maharana Raj Singh |
| Mandore | Harishchandra Pratihara |
| Sawai Madhopur | Sawai Madho Singh |
| Hanumangarh | Maharaja Surat Singh |
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Founders of Cities FAQs:
The founder of the city of Agra is Sultan Ibrahim Lodi. The city is famous for its history, cultural heritage and amazing historical sites including Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri.
Udayin founded the city of Pataliputra in the 5th century. Pataliputra is now known as Patna which is the capital of Bihar. Udayin was the ruler who first established Pataliputra as the capital of Magadha.
The city of Calcutta (now Kolkata) was founded by Job Charnock, an English merchant and administrator of the British East India Company. The establishment of Charnock marked the beginning of British presence and settlement in the region.
The establishment of the city of Puhar is attributed to the Chola ruler Karikala Chola in the 1st century BCE. He is credited with establishing and developing Puhar as an important port city and the capital of the Chola Empire.
The city of Dhillika (Delhi) was founded by King Anangpal of the Tomar dynasty. Anangpal founded Delhi in 736 AD and built a fort called Lal Kot (Red Fort) here. Dhillika Nagar was taken forward by his son Hemchandra and he did the work of expanding and structuring the city during his reign.