British monarch King George V and his consort Queen Mary assumed the crown of India at the Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911. The King and the Queen attired in the coronation robes with thousands of diamonds and precious gems appeared in the Jharokha of the red fort to give Darshan to 5 Lakh Indian people who gathered to greet the sovereign couple. It was at this Durbar that he announced the shifting of the imperial capital from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi.

1911 British monarch King George V and his consort Queen Mary assumed the crown of India at the Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911. The King and the Queen attired in the coronation robes with thousands of diamonds and precious gems appeared in the Jharokha of the red fort to give Darshan to 5 Lakh Indian people who gathered to greet the sovereign couple. It was at this Durbar that he announced the shifting of the imperial capital from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi.

In which year did King George V assume the crown of India?

Q. In which year did King George V assume the crown of India?
Answer: 1911
Notes: British monarch King George V and his consort Queen Mary assumed the crown of India at the Delhi Durbar on 12 December 1911.

The King and the Queen attired in the coronation robes with thousands of diamonds and precious gems appeared in the Jharokha of the red fort to give Darshan to 5 Lakh Indian people who gathered to greet the sovereign couple.
It was at this Durbar that he announced the shifting of the imperial capital from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi.

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