What does durbar mean?
Durbar means (historical) A ceremonial gathering held by a ruler in India..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) A ceremonial gathering held by a ruler in India..
Sir Salar Jung was proceeding to the palace of the Nizam on his bocha, a sort of state palanquin, in order to be present at the customary Eed durbar... when two shots in rapid succession were fired.
A month after his retirement he was summoned to a durbar in Rangoon, to receive the decoration that had been awarded to him by the Indian Government.
He decided to stage a durbar on the plains outside the city, at which the Afghans would be able to express their loyalty to their new ruler.
Father had refused to see my brother privately and had chosen to speak to him at the durbar held to honour the victors of the Malwa campaign […]
“If you cannot gueſs, perhaps the bird himſelf may inform you, Madam,” ſaid the ſultan, who was withdrawing to the grand durbar.
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Durbar means (historical) A ceremonial gathering held by a ruler in India..
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Sir Salar Jung was proceeding to the palace of the Nizam on his bocha, a sort of state palanquin, in order to be present at the customary Eed durbar... when two shots in rapid succession were fired.
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