Capital Cities and Historical Transfers
The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to Delhi in which year?
برطانوی ہندوستان کا دارالحکومت کلکتہ سے دہلی کو کس سال منتقل کیا گیا؟
Answer: 12th December 1911
Explanation
The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta (now Kolkata) to Delhi in the year 1911.
The announcement to shift the capital was made during the Delhi Durbar held in December 1911 to commemorate the coronation of King George V.
The new capital in Delhi was known as New Delhi and was designed by the architect Edwin Lutyens.
It became the center of British colonial administration in India.
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