Delhi Durbar.

About Delhi Durbar

The Delhi Durbar was the imperial mass assembly organized by the British Raj at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the accession of an Emperor or Empress of India. The ceremonial name was derived from the Persian term, durbar. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire. The 1911 Durbar was the only one that a sovereign, George V, attended; at the earlier Durbars, the monarch was represented by their viceroy. A Durbar was contemplated in 1937 or 1938 for George VI, the last emperor, but was deferred, primarily on account of the burgeoning independence movement festering in the British Raj. The Durbar was rendered obsolete by the emergence of India and Pakistan as independent nations following World War II.