-f47~ 4~ .• ·.-?~ c/~ ..-;L ,/d~i THE HISTORICAL . RECORD OF THE IMPERIAL VISIT TO INDIA 1911 . Tluir l mp rrial :Jfajotio Thr KJ 11x -Emprr ~J r and ~uu~t-Emprtss THE HISTORICAL RECORD OF THE IMPERIAL VISIT TO INDIA 1911 COMPILED FROM THE OFFICIAL RECORDS UNDER THE ORDERS OF THE VICEROY AND GOVERNOR-GENERAL OF INDIA PUBLISHED FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BY JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET, LOND-ON, W. 1914 PRINTBD BY HAZELL, WATSON AND VINBY, X.O,, LONDOr.: AND AY~SBO'l!.ll', AI.L RIGH'fS RESERVED CONTENTS PAGE I. A RETROSPECT 3 II. THEIR MAJESTIEs' VoYAGE .22 ]1. THE GATEWAY OF INDIA 35 :v. DELHI • • 52 v. THE STATE,, ENTRY 6o II. THE IMPERIAL ENCAMPMENT • 94 II. THE PRINCES OF THE INDIAN EMPIRE 124 II. THE CoRONATION DuRBAR :x. THE REJOICINGS OF THE PEOPLE .. X. THE EMPEROR AND HIS ARMY KI. IN CAMP AT DELHI ]I. NEPAL AND RAJ PUT ANA .II. CALCUTTA • :v. THEIR MAJESTIEs' RETURN APPENDICES • . INDEX OF NAMES • 421 GENERAL INDEX • • 433 v LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS lXJLOURED THEra. OO:ERLU. lliJESJIES THE fuc-ElaEJWJt A:S'D (luE:a-Elln:Ess F roldispieu F~GPAIGE THE ~ WWI Wo:u- AT DEI.m, • 16 TH.Eia.I:K:PD.IA.L lliJESTIES Lu:nrsc AT BoliBA.Y .fD TYPES oF l:w:P:Eu.u SEJtVICE Ca.vA.Lli.Y ,77 TYPES OF lxn:&.u.L SElilVICE h:FA.:S'D.Y • 126 THE Dnm TBIOn:s .I.f:S THE Ca.u:ooA. FO:I. SlLUII.!.XA - • I6f THE lsvE;;,""""l'''t7ltE • zzo ~a prd:llti;c'by G. P. J..-. RD1,.ll.T.O., b.J kidj . - d.H.lL tile~d. Bii!l::liiKI" THEIJt lxn:&.u.L lliJES1,'1ES :r:&OCEEDrsG ..u.o.sc THE RED Ro~ Cu...currA. PHOTOGRAVURES Ills E:xCEI..I.E:scr BA.llo:s- IIA:mrsGE OF Pn"sm::i:KST, P.C., G.li.S.I.,. G.lLI..E., GoVEUo:a.- GESEUL OF Ism.& • 6 lfn E:J:CEI..I.ESCY J..my lh:miSGE OF Pn'SlrolLST, CJ.. • 18 BLACK. A...'ill WilliE Ie.d.S. YE::o:rs.& 2.f. 1l:E::K:BE:u OF Ills l.:Kn:u.u. :llA.JEsyy's SUIIE His lhclrn33 Tm Dcu: oF TEa, To R:ICBT Ho:s. THE E.u.J. OF 1>n.B:.ul, Tm MOST Ho:s. TBE M.o- Qt:DS OF C&nr:E, Tn Lom .An..u.T, To R:ICBT Ho:s. Lom Sn.:Kro:&»H.DI • • • • 25 ColOU.li'Dn Sa C. CaT, B.u:r., Cuui:s B. GoDnEY-FAllli5EIT, To Ho:s. Sa Ih:ux K.E:rnr.., MAJoi TO LoiD CB.U.LD Fl'l'Z1U1:UCE,. :Y.&JOI Cu:n: WIC.U:W: • • • • • • 26 YL F. H. Lt:c.u, G£!ln..U. Sm H. L SlUlli-Dou.n:s, Lmm::s.asr-CoLO:sn Sra. R. Ha:n:r..oc:~: Ca:.1.:u:.u:, Tu Ho:s. JoBJ Fonuc:r:E, lb.. G. P. JACOlO Hooo • 27 _ His IIIcliXESS THE Sm.TA..:!f OF LABEJ, K.C.S..I. z8 His Hzca:x:css THE SnT.A]( OF SHE.H:a. .un lloXA.LIA. 29 THE F.A.Dt'Bll' SLLTAI JZ THED. OOE:i.IAL 11A.J.E3-nES AT ADE:!I 33 ~.IEVi!EU OF Hn oo:EUAL lli}E:>-rY's S"GITE Hn Gnn m DcCHDS OF Dn-o:nBD.E, Tu E..u:r. OF SBA.EtUBtu, To Cot:rn:m OF SBAiuuut :!.IAJo:t.--GI:Sl:I.Al. Sm STCAJ:T Buno:s, Tn Hos. Y1:S.EY1A BA.n:ll'c, l.m:n::un-CoLO:sn H. n: W.a:rsos • • • • • • • • 36 Htca Ozncr..u.s ASD l[t;SICIPAL 0.FFICD.S, BoVBAY Tu HoY. Sm B.un. Scan, Sa PsnoznHAR :!.Im.a., Hu I:xmmcr Sn GroiCE Sn.D"lllll CLU..U., Sr:t. SH.A.Pn.JI Bn.JOIJI BJ..OA.CBA, So. R. A. I....uo • • • • • • • 37 TBZ R.!:crl"'10:S: Ax:r:iilT'!IEAT.il.E, BollBAY • P· 39 ri viii' LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS FACING PAGB THE ARRIVAL CEREMONY AT BoMBAY: THE PRESENTATION oF SIR P. MEHTA 42 THE ARRIVAL CEREMONY AT BoMBAY: Hrs MAJESTY REPLYING 42 ONE oF THE" BoMBAY THRONES 43 THE BoMBAY MuNICIPAL CAsKET 48 THE CoTTON. ARcH AT BoMBAY • 48 THEIR IMPERIAL MAJESTIES ON THE TRAIN 4:9 THE QuEEN-EMPREss's SALOON 49 MEMBERS OF THE DuRBAR CoMMITTEE THE HoN. SIR TuvREDYN WYNNE, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL F. MAXWELL, THE RoN. SIR JoHN HEWETT, BRIGADIER-GENERAL H. V. Cox, LIEUTENANT-CoLONEL C. M. DALLAS • LIEUTENANT-COLONEL c. F. MUR!lAY, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL"C, J. BAMBER, Mil. w. M. HAILEY, CoLONEL R. S. MAcLAGAN, MR. V. GABRIEL THE REHEARSAL OF. THE STATE ENTRY: .PASSING THE JAMA MASJID AwAITING THE ARRIVAL OF THE KING-EMPEROR, DEcEMBER 7TH, 1911 THE STATE ENTRY : His IMPERIAL MAJESTY AT SALIMGARH His IMPERIAL MAJESTY WITH THE VETERANS AT SALIMGARH THEIR IMPERIAL MAJESTIES LEAVIN.G SALIMGARH . THEIR IMPERIAL MAJESTIES ENTERING THE FoRT FROM SALIMGARH MEMBERS OF THE GoVERNOR-GENERAL's CouNCIL THE HoN. StR J. L. jENKINs, THE HoN. Sxll G. F. WILSON, THE HoN. SIRS. H. BUTLElt, THE HoN. Sill R. w. CARLYLE • • • • • • • • • THE HoN. SYED ALI IMAM, THE HoN. MR. W. H. CLARK, His ExcELLENCY GENERAL SIR O'MooRE CREAGH THE STATE ENTRY: His IMPERIAL MAJESTY PASSING OUT OF THE FoRT THE RuLING CHIEFs' PAVILI~N IN THE FoRT CHIEF's EscoRT IN· MAIL ARMOUR His HIGHNESS THE MAHARANA OF UDAIPUR, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. • MEMBERS OF His IMPERIAL MAJESTY's SUITE CAPTAIN R. E. T. HoGG, MAJOR H. R. STOCKLEY, MAJOR E. D. MoNEY, CoLONEL NAWAB SIR MuHAMMAD AsLAM KHAN, CoLONEL NAwAB SIR MuHAMMAD ABDULLA KHAN 79 MAJOR-GENERAL Hts HIGHNEss MAHARAJA SrR PRATAP SINGH OF JoDHPUR, G.C.S.I., G.C.V.O., K.C.B., A.D.C. • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8o H1s ExcELLENCY THE GovERNOR-GENERAL WITH THE IMPERIAL CADET CoRPs 8J THE DELHI HERALD • ·. 84 THE AssiSTANT DELHI HERALD • 84 THE HERALDS AND STATE TRUMPETERS • 85 ·MEMBERS OF Hxs IMPERIAL MAJESTY's SuiTE THE VISCOUNT HARDINGE, BRIGADIER-GENERAL w. R. BtllDWOOD, BRIGADIER-GENERAL H. D'U. KEARY, CoLONEL H. E. STANTON, LIEUTENANT-COLONEL R. Bum, CoLONEL F. GooDWIN • • • 86 REAR-ADMIRAL SIR CoLIN KEPPEL, Snt E. HENRY, THE HoN. LIEUTENANT-COLONEL SIR A. H. MAc- MAHoN, BRIGADIER-GENERAL SIR R. E. GRIMSTON, LIEUTENANT-CoLONEL SIR J. DuNLOP SMITH • 87 THE KING-EMPEROR REPLYING TO THE REPRESENTATIVES ON THE RIDGE 90 THE REPRESENTATIVES ON THE RIDGE • • • . 9i Two VIEWS OF THE CAMP AREA BEFORE OccuPATION 102 THE CAMPS BY NIGHT, DELHI 104 THE KING-EMPEROR's CAMP, DELHI 104- THE BURMA CAMP • • • • . ....... 108 EASTERN BENGAL AND AssAM CAMP 108 THE CAMP BY THE LAKESIDE • • • • 109 THE BoMBAY ARcH ON KINGSWAY • • • 109 THE RuLING CHIEFS' CAMPs, CoRONATION RoAD IIO AN ENTRANCE ARCHWAY IN THE CAMP IIO I .IST OF ILLUSTRATIONS ix I'ACDiGPAG& AN ARea ON PRINCE's RoAD AT DELHI .. _ • III THE ENTRANCE TO THE KAsHMIR CAMP Ill GoVERNORS AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS Hrs ExcELLENCY Sill T. G. CARMICHAEL, THE HoN. Sxa Louxs DANE, THE Hox. Sxa. CSA.'ILES BAYUY, Ta! HoN. Mil. L. PoRTEll, Ta! HoN. Sa R. CllADDOCE, THE HoN. Sill H'AkvET ADAKso• • • 114 HIGH OFFICIALS OF THE PoLmcAL DEPARTME.!IIT THE HoN. MR. M. F. O'DWYER, TsE HoN. SIR. E. CoLVIN, THE HoM. SaHtros DAJ..Y, THE HoN. Sa G. Roos KEPPEL, TsE HoM. LIEtiTEMANT-CoLONEL A. F. PINHEY', THE HoN. LUUTENA!ff'-CoLONEL J. RAMsAY • • • • • II S His HIGHNESS THE NIZA:M oF HYDERABAD, G.C.S.I. • 116 Hxs HIGHNESS THE MA1IARA.JA GAIXWAR OF BARoDA, G.C.S.I. • • 117 A RoADWAY IN THE CAMP • - u8. THE Sucx:w CAMP • • 119 THE SHAN CHIEFS • • 119 CotoNEL Hxs HIGHNESS THE MAHARAJA OF MYsou, G.C.S.I. • ·• 120 MAJoR-GENERAL His HIGHNESS THE MAHARAJA OF JAlolMtT AND KAsam~ G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. 1%1 CoLONEL H1s HIGHNESS THE l'.fAHARAJA OF Bnt.A.!IIE~ G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., A.D.C. • 12-f. MAJOR His HIGHNESS THE l'rlA..HA.RA.JA oF KisHANGARH, K.C.S.I., K.C.l.E. ·• IZS Hxs HIGHNESS THE :MA.anA.wAL oF JAisALMIR • u.S Hts HIGHNEss TilE MA.liAR.A.JA OF AI.w~ K.C.S.I., K.C.I.E. • IZ9 Hrs HIGHNESS THE l'.fA.a.AllAJ RANA oF DHOLPUR . • • • 130 Hts HIGHNESS THE l'.fA.a.AllAo OF SIROHI; G.C.I.E., K.C.S.I. • 131 Hxs HIGHNESS THE ~fA..a.AllAwAL oF DuNGARPUR, K.C.I.E. • • • • 13z His HIGHNESS THE MAHARAJA OF IDAR • • 133 Hrs HIGHNEss THE MA.swJA oF REwA, G.C.S.I. • 134 Hrs HIGHNESS THE MAHARAJA OF 0RCHHA, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. • • 135 HER HIGHNESS THE NAWAB BEGAM oF BHOPAL, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., C.I. • 136 His HIGHNESS THE NAwAB oF ToNX, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E. • • • -.. • 137 )fA.JOR-GENERAL His HIGHNESS THE MARAltAJA ScnrDIA OF GwALio~ G.C.S.I., G.C.V.O., A.D.C. 138 His HIGHNESS THE MAH.AllAJA HoLLU oF INDoRE • • • • 139 Hxs HicaNESS THE MAHARAJA OF Ko:t.BAPUR, G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E.~ G.C.V.O. .-- • 150 His HIGHNEss THE RAJA oF DHAR, K...C.S.I. • 151 His HIGHNESS THE 'KHAN oF KALAT, G.C.I.E. • 15z His HIGHNEss THE MrR oF KH.AIRP'O'R, G.C.I.E.