BRITAINS # 40182 - 24th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry MIB -

Pricing & History

Sold for
Start Free Trial or Sign In to see what it's worth.
Sold Date
Source eBay

BRITAINS Set # 40182. 124th Duchess of Connaught's Own Baluchistan Infantry - 6 peices - Delhi Durbar Collection. Mint in box. Never opened or displayed. Released by Britians Petite in 1999. Includes complete set and original box. Insured UPS delivery in the continental US is $ 12.50 The Delhi Durbar ( Hindi : दिल्ली दरबार , Urdu : دلّی دُربار ‎), 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 . The term was derived from common Mughal term durbar . Contents [hide ] 1 Durbar of 1877 2 Durbar of 1903 3 Durbar of 1911 4 No further Durbar 5 Gallery 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links [ edit ] Durbar of 1877 The Delhi Durbar of 1877. The Viceroy of India is seated on the dais to the left. Called the "Proclamation Durbar ", the Durbar of 1877 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 Durbar was the beginning of a great transformation for India where the campaign for a free India was formally launched. [1 ]Inside Victoria Memorial in Calcutta is an inscription taken from the Message of Queen Victoria presented at the 1877 Durbar to the people of India:We trust that the present occasionmay tend to unite in bonds of closeaffection ourselves and our subjects;that from the highest to the humblest,all may feel that under our rule thegreat principles of liberty, equity,and justice are secured to them; andto promote their happiness, to add totheir prosperity, and advance theirwelfare, are the ever present aims andobjects of our Empire.The Empress of India Medal to commemorate the Proclamation of the Queen as Empress of India was struck and distributed to honoured guests, [2 ] and Ramanath Tagore was made a Maharaja by Lord Lytton , viceroy of India. [3 ]It was at this glittering durbar that a man in " homespun spotless white khadi " rose to read a citation on behalf of the Pune Sarvajanik Sabha . Ganesh Vasudeo Joshi put forth a demand couched in very polite language:Her Majesty to grant to India the same political and social status as is enjoyed by her British subjects.With this demand, it can be said that the campaign for a free India was formally launched. [4 ] [ edit ] Durbar of 1903 Lord Curzon and Lady Curzon arriving at the Delhi Durbar, 1903. The durbar was held to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra as Emperor and Empress of India.The two full weeks of festivities were devised in meticulous detail by Lord Curzon . It was a dazzling display of pomp, power and split second timing. Neither the earlier Delhi Durbar of 1877, nor the later Durbar held there in 1911, could match the pagentry of Lord Curzon’s 1903 festivities. In a few short months at the end of 1902, a deserted plain was transformed into an elaborate tented city, complete with temporary light railway to bring crowds of spectators out from Delhi, a post office with its own stamp, telephone and telegraphic facilities, a variety of stores, a Police force with specially designed uniform, hospital, magistrate’s court and complex sanitation, drainage and electric light installations. Souvenir guide books were sold and maps of the camping ground distributed. Marketing opportunities were craftily exploited. Special medals were struck, firework displays, exhibitions and glamorous dances held.... read more

Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members’ research needs.

Flag item for content or copyright

If this item contains incorrect or inappropriate information please contact us here to flag it for review.

If you are the originator/copyright holder of this photo/item and would prefer it be excluded from our community, contact us here for removal.