HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi
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Annulment of Partition of Bengal
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Separation of Bihar, Orissa and Chhotanagpur from Bengal’s Jurisdiction
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Election of Indians to the various legislative councils in India
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Detailed explanation-1: -On 22 March 1911, a royal proclamation announced that the Durbar would be held in December to commemorate the coronation in Britain a few months earlier of King George V and Queen Mary and allow their proclamation as Emperor and Empress of India.
Detailed explanation-2: -Delhi Durbar 1911. The Darbar of 1911 marked the succession of King George V. This Durbar was historic for two reasons; one it was the only one attended by the Emperor himself and second, this was where the shifting of the Imperial Capital from Calcutta to Delhi was announced.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the Delhi Durbar on 12th December 1911, George V, then emperor of India, along with the Queen made the announcement that Capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi, while laying the foundation stone of Capital of India in Coronation Park.
Detailed explanation-4: -The 1911 Delhi Durbar was held in December 1911 following the coronation in London in June of that year of King George V and Queen Mary. The King and Queen travelled to Delhi for the Durbar.