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The Delhi Durbar (lit. "Court of Delhi") was an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by the British at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire.
The decision to hold the Coronation Durbars in Delhi at the vast open ground at Coronation Park was a move to emphasise the historical significance of Delhi as the former capital of the Mughal Empire. Coronation Park has the largest and tallest statue of King George V.
The Delhi Durbars were grand events organised by the Viceroys to mark the coronations of Emperors or Empresses. Hence, these were also known as the Coronation Durbars. Durbar which means a ‘court of a ruler’ in Persian was adopted by the British from the Mughals. The idea was to come across to the people of India as the’ heirs of the ...
14 de ene. de 2024 · Enter the era of the so-called Delhi Durbars, the massive royal ceremonies held in 1877, 1903, and 1911 in Delhi’s Coronation Park by the imperial government. Alan Trevithick, in a special issue of Modern Asian Studies on civil ritual in India , argues that these “three great Durbars, royal assemblages… were explicitly political rituals ...
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.
Delhi Durbar (en hindi: दिल्ली दुर्बार, urdu: دلی دربار; que significa Tribunal de Delhi) era una asamblea de masas realizada en el Parque de la Coronación en Delhi, India, para conmemorar la coronación del rey y la reina del Reino Unido. También conocido como el Durbar Imperial, se llevó a cabo en tres ocasiones, en 1877, 1903 y 1911.
Also known as the Coronation Memorial, it was the venue of the Delhi Durbar in 1877 after Queen Victoria was declared the Empress of India. Later in 1903, this place was used to celebrate King Edward's assumption of the throne. It was used again for the coronation of King George V in the year 1911.
