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1 de nov. de 2017 · In Delhi’s Coronation Park on January 1, 1877, the British monarch Queen Victoria (1837-1901) assumed a new title: Qaisar-i Hind, the Empress of India. Victoria’s proclamation was the central event of the jalsah-i qaisari, a massive imperial assemblage otherwise known in English as the Delhi Durbar.
Description. Photograph of King George V (1865-1936) on the left and Queen Mary (1867-1953) walking down steps after landing at Princeps Ghat in Calcutta during the Royal visit to India and Durbar.
Commemorative Obelisk at Coronation Park, Delhi, erected at the exact place where King George V and Queen Mary sat in 'Delhi Durbar' of 1911 while declaring the shifting of capital of British Raj from Calcutta to Delhi
Grand Delhi Coronation Durbar and Royal Visit to Calcutta Including Their Majesties' Arrival at Amphitheatre: Directed by Hiralal Sen. With King George V, Queen Mary.
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The three imperial durbars held in Delhi for the coronation of British monarchs as the rulers of India were gatherings of royalty, administration, and the military, organized in the years 1877, 1903, and 1911.
The climax of the visit was the Coronation Durbar in Delhi. These three photographs form a panorama of key moments during the ceremony held in Delhi on 12 December 1911. Read from left to right, King George V and Queen Mary first receive homage from the Indian rulers.
Narrative of the visit to India of their Majesties King George V & Queen Mary, and of the Coronation Durbar held in Delhi 12 Dec., 1911 / by The Hon. John Fortescue. Search the collection. Sir John Fortescue (1859-1933)
