delhi became the capital of british india in 1911.
delhi became the capital of british india in 1911.
when did delhi become the capital of british india?
1911
bullet::::- coronation durbar: king george v was formally proclaimed the "kaisar-i-hind", king-emperor of india, at delhi, before an audience of 80,000 and master of the 315,000,000 subjects in british india, which included modern-day india, pakistan and bangladesh. (at the time, the population of the british isles was 45,370,530). the emperor announced, without consultation of the british parliament, that the capital of british india would be moved from calcutta to a new city built near delhi. new delhi was built on the site southwest of shahjahanabaad, the capital of the mughal emperors from 1658 to 1739, and finally and inaugurated on february 13, 1931.
december 1911
subdivisions of british india









































for administrative purposes british india was subdivided into the following units:









































section::::main administrative units.









































bullet::::- provinces of british india









































bullet::::- presidencies of british india









































bullet::::- divisions of british india









































bullet::::- districts of british india









































section::::political units.









































while british india did administratively not include the princely states, which remained nominally outside the british raj,under the administration of their own rulers, the relationship of the british with these states was managed by:









































bullet::::- agencies of british india









































bullet::::- residencies of british india
subdivisions of british india