Imperial Crown of India

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ceremonial crown regalia

The Imperial Crown of India is a unique jeweled crown created for King George V’s 1911 Delhi Durbar, symbolizing British imperial authority over India and used only on that single ceremonial occasion.

Aliases (1)

Regalia of the British Empire in India ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ceremonial crown → regalia →
associatedMonarch	George V →
associatedWith	British Raj → Delhi Durbar of 1911 → Emperor of India →
collection	British Crown Jewels →
commissionedBy	British government → House of Windsor →
country	United Kingdom →
createdFor	George V →
currentStatus	not in regular ceremonial use →
decoratedWith	diamonds → emeralds → pearls → rubies → sapphires →
designedFor	use in India →
distinctFrom	Imperial State Crown → St Edward's Crown →
hasDesignFeature	eight half-arches → imperial crown shape →
hasPart	arches → cap of maintenance → cross pattée → ermine border →
height	approximately 31.8 centimetres →
heritageDesignation	national regalia of the United Kingdom →
inception	1911 →
inscription	INDIA →
location	Tower of London →
madeForEvent	Delhi Durbar →
maker	Garrard & Co. →
material	gold → platinum → silver →
neverUsedAfter	1911 Delhi Durbar →
owner	British monarch →
partOf	Regalia of the British Empire in India →
placeOfUse	British India → Delhi →
reasonForCreation	British law forbade removal of Crown Jewels from United Kingdom →
significance	symbol of British imperial authority over India →
usedByTitleHolder	Emperor of India →
usedFor	Delhi Durbar of 1911 →
usedOnDate	12 December 1911 →
usedOnOccasion	single ceremonial occasion →
weight	approximately 1.06 kilograms →
wornBy	George V →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Imperial Crown of India ("Regalia of the British Empire in India") →	partOf
Emperor of India →	symbol