State entrance into Delhi
An India ruler entering Delhi with his retainers walking beside their prince's carriage. The princes beautifully caparisoned horse with ornaments on hoofs. This was during the Delhi Durbar (meaning "Court of Delhi") was an Indian imperial-style mass assembly organized by the British at Coronation Park, Delhi, India, to mark the succession of an Emperor or Empress of India. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, it was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911, at the height of the British Empire
Picture No
13743936
Media ID
46790927
Size
3733px x 5000px
(5.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by E Matania, The Sphere, January 6, 1912, p21
Date
circa 1911
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