DELHI DURBAR: EMPIRE, DISPLAY AND THE POSSESSION OF HISTORY
By
Swapna Liddle
Contributor
Rana Safvi
Item Type
Hardbound
Serial
16247
Publisher
Delhi Art Gallery
Description
176p.
ISBN / ISSN No.
978-9381217887
Summay
During the period of the Raj, the British held three great ceremonial durbars in Delhi. The first, in 1877, was staged to declare Queen Victoria as Empress of India. The second, in 1903, proclaimed the succession of her son King Edward VII as King Emperor. The third, in 1911, proclaimed King George V, and on this occasion both the King and his consort, Queen Mary, attended in person, marking the first time a ruling British monarch had visited India. The pomp and ceremony of these events were on a lavish scale, to display the majesty and power of the Raj, and the loyalty of eminent Indian subjects, including Maharajas and Nawabs of the Princely States.
DDC Classification No.
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Accession No.
16247
Current Location
Neeti Bagh
Shelving location
18
Status
Available
Category
History