The Delhi Durbar was a spectacular public event held in India to commemorate the accession of a new British monarch to the title Empress or Emperor of India. Three Delhi Durbars were held: 1877, 1903, and 1911. The event involved military processions, elephants, and magnificent carriages, as well as a host of rulers of the Indian princely states paying homage to the British Crown in recognition... https://www.worldhistory.org/Delhi_Durbar/?utm_source=Mastodon&utm_medium=Zapier&utm_campaign=whencyclopedia #history #DelhiDurbar #BritishEmpire #BritishRaj