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Date-wise Events |
- February 13, 1931: NEW
DELHI became the new Capital of India. The new Capital was
christened "New Delhi" in 1927, and subsequently inaugurated
on this day, by British India's Viceroy Lord Irwin.
- December 12, 1911: On this
day, the Delhi Darbar gathering took place in the presence
of King George V and Queen Mary, where at the partition of
Bengal was annulled and Delhi was accepted as the new
Capital of India (in place of Calcutta).
- The Delhi Durbar, meaning "Court of Delhi", was
a mass assembly at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to
mark the coronation of a King and Queen of the United
Kingdom. 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
attended by the sovereign, who was George V.
- December 15, 1911: The
foundation stone of the city was laid on this day. It was
planned by two leading 20th-century British architects, Sir
Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker.
- January 01, 1877: Delhi Durbar:
- It is also called the "Proclamation Durbar".
- It was held beginning on 1 January 1877 to designate
the coronation and proclaim Queen Victoria as Empress of
India.
- The 1877 Durbar was largely an official event and
not a popular occasion with mass appeal like 1903 and
1911.
- It was attended by the 1st Earl of Lytton—Viceroy of
India, maharajas, nawabs and intellectuals.
- This was the culmination of transfer of control of
much of India from the British East India Company to The
Crown.
- The Empress of India Medal to commemorate the
Proclamation of the Queen as Empress of India was struck
and distributed to honoured guests, and Ramanath Tagore
was made a Maharaja by Lord Lytton, viceroy of India.
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Description |
- New Delhi is the capital of the Republic of India, and
the seat of executive, legislative, and judiciary branches
of the Government of India.
- It serves as the centre of the Government of the
National Capital Territory of Delhi.
- New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi and
is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory.
- New Delhi is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites:
Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub complex.
- Delhi has a long history, including a history as
the capital of several empires.
- The earliest architectural relics date back to the
Maurya Period (c. 300 BC); since then, the site has seen
continuous settlements.
- The famous Iron pillar near the Qutub Minar was
commissioned by the emperor Kumara Gupta I of the Gupta
dynasty (320-540) and transplanted to Delhi during the 10th
century.
- Delhi is generally considered a close to 5000-year old
city, as per Ancient Indian text Mahabharata.
- Extensive coverage of Delhi's history begins with
the onset of the Delhi Sultanate in the 12th century.
- Since then, Delhi had been the seat of Islamic and
British rulers until India's independence in 1947.
- The core of Delhi's tangible heritage is Islamic,
spanning over seven centuries of Islamic rule over the city.
- Delhi is one of the longest serving Capitals and one of
the oldest inhabited cities in the world.
- It is considered to be a city built, destroyed and
rebuilt several times by the invaders and conquerers.
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