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Abstract. The Coronation Durbar was a momentous interlude in the British imperial experience, not just contributing towards the creation of ‘a uniquely royal and ritualised realm’, 2 but also inaugurating a new political roadmap for the Raj. Held on the twelfth day of the twelfth month of 1911, the Durbar had preoccupied India for more than ...
39 John Fortescue, Narrative of the visit to India of Their Majesties King George V, and Queen Mary and of the coronation durbar held at Delhi 12th December 1911 (London, 1912), p. 137. 40 40 ‘King George's reply to the mutiny veterans’, His Majesty King George's speeches (Madras, 1932), p. xxxii.
With the Coronation Durbar of 1903, his predecessor Lord Curzon had written a new chapter in the history of the regalia of the Empire. With his characteristic thoroughness, Curzon had supervised its organization to the last detail. He even had a Circuit House especially built in Delhi. After the shift of the capital, this became
Delhi Coronation Durbar. Delhi Coronation Durbar was held on 12 December 1911 before an assembly of about 80,000 select people of British India and the princely states apparently to mark the accession of King George V to the throne of Great Britain on the death of Edward VII. But the real intention behind holding the darbar in the presence of ...
2 de jul. de 2017 · Delhi Durbar of 1911. The Delhi Durbar of 1911 was perhaps the grandest extravaganza of the British Raj. An event to mark the coronation of King George V as King-Emperor of India, it was attended by the who's who of the British Empire. At that time, it cost around one million pounds and a year of preparation went into executing it.
The medal was distributed, not only to those present at the Durbar, but to others throughout India who contributed to the Raj. The ribbon was the same as for the medal for King George's Coronation, and while the obverse design is the same, the Durbar Medal is larger, being 1½ inches in diameter, compared with 1¼ inches for the Coronation Medal.
5 de may. de 2023 · King George V and Queen Mary in Bombay before the Delhi durbar to mark the king’s coronation in 1911. PA Images/Alamy. The coronation ceremony Charles III is about to go through reflects how ...
