TY  - BOOK
AU  - Raman, Sunil
TI  - Delhi durbar, 1911: The complete story
SN  - 9788174368737
U1  - 954.035 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - Lotus/Roli
KW  - Political science - India--Delhi
KW  - Coronations - Durbar
N2  - In 1911, British King George V's desire to be crowned as the Emperor of India saw thirty sleepy villages of Delhi transform into a tented city with all modern amenities for the stay of the British royal couple, Indian maharajas, rajas, and top British officials. King George V became the first reigning monarch to visit Britain's most coveted colony, India. One million pound sterling was spent in 1911 to house 25,000 people at a Durbar that became well known for the announcement of the transfer of capital to Delhi
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