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 of its sovereignty over large parts of the subcontinent.
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1877At the Delhi durbar rulers of the Indian princely states pay homage to Queen Victoria, Empress of India.
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1903Rulers of the Indian princely states pay homage to King Edward VII at the Delhi durbar.
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1911Rulers of the Indian princely states pay homage to King George V at the Delhi durbar.
