Indian Prince Laughs at King George V But He is Still Knighted 🏰 Britain in Color | Smithsonian 

That footage is absolutely priceless!

I cannot imagine that there is actual footage of a person being made an emperor. Absolutely insane.

LOL, what did you expect when someone puts a show using others money.

Fateh Singh of Udaipur and Mewar was the only Maharaja to not attend the Delhi Durbar, both of 1903 and 1911. Then in 1921, when Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V and Queen Mary, visited Udaipur, he refused to receive him, citing illness and instead sent his son. This left him at odds with the British, thereafter, under the garb of ignoring a social unrest in Mewar, on 28 July 1921, his powers were curtailed and he was formally deposed, he was however allowed to retain his title, the effective power was handed to his son and heir, Bhupal Singh

British : He only bowed once! oh the horror! Indians : 😂😂😂

The Maharana of Mewar didnt attend both of the Delhi Durbars even when he was offered a seat next to George V. Also, he didnt recieve the king and queen at the railway station when they came to visit Udaipur. When asked, the king's secretary told him that these Mewar royals never bowed before anyone and they never went to Delhi during Mughal times too..!!😎

Respect for maharaja fateh singh of mewar who refused to came in delhi durbar

if indians were united ,he not have to bow even once

A very clear picturization of that time indeed. It will ever astonish me that England being such small nation compared to India was so supremely guileful to exploit the vulnerabilities of Indian rulers thus ruling India for such a long time. Stripping the nation of it's resources, wealth, and grandeur. This event is a testament to that. Though looking back at all this history, it only seems like a chapter of misfortune for an unstoppable and emerging nation i.e. India.

Absolutely amazing. Love this over one hundred year old film.

How is the footage so good?

Love everyone here insulting the British, yet all comments are in English and not Hindi. Explains a lot.

No matter what you think about the British Colonial Rule, no one can deny that this is the grandest extravaganza in the History of India

Maharajah: Nah i wont bow three times to this Bri'ish mf. Imma just bow once and face my back to him, lol Emperor George V: Lol what a chad move ngl. Here have a knighthood

Thank you so much Smithsonian Channel for bring this video. HH Rajmata Shri Gayatri Devi Sahiba of Jaipur, maternal granddaughter of HH Shrimant Maharaja Sir Sayajirao III Gaekwad Sahib of Baroda (one of the Premier Princes) had described the reason behind the incident that happened during Delhi Durbar of 1911 in her autobiography "A Princess Remembers: The Memoirs of the Maharani of Jaipur". She states that due to some reason HH Maharaja Sahib of Baroda was unable to attend the rehearsals and didn't know how to greet His Majesty The King. I believe it was totally unintentional.

What a valuable footage

King George was really nice man.. if this maharaja showed his back to some sultan or some other king he would be beheaded..

Is this footage recorded from 1911?

That's the day, British learnt to EARN respect... Certain things you can't LOOT... ;)

This footage is amazing believe me, seeing the Badshahi mosque of 1911 MAN AMAZING!

Even the smallest emperor of one small provinces in India can compete with any king all over world interms of wealth

LONG LIFE King Charles III, Emperor of India

Can you please provide link to full remastered video of coronation or this event?

The footage is pure gold to me , yes history is filled of injustices , dont dwell on them it will never end. Just enjoy

Good footage

Robber get so much respect

Technology of shooting is gift of GOD , Thanks Lord. GOD Bless everybody pls.

Best footage

Come back British Raj

On that fateful day the looters realised some things you just cant loot, like a mans respect.

Good fair play to him

Respectful

Maharaja Sayaji Rao, a hero worthy of his ancestors.

🤴🏻Volta MONARQUIA🇧🇷🤴🏻

No comments I'm glad the British rule is over as well as for the fact that our kings don't have any political power now or else they would sell india for another country 😰

Ohh no he only bowed once !!! What a crime ?? Thankgod for monarchy,British people are still being oppressed by their queen!!

Thanks to the British for this. Unfortunately in India as children we never got to see these videos - only read about them in history books.

I have original pictures of Delhi Darbar 1911 taken from am old private album

El Rey de Inglaterra Jorge v goberno india desde 1911 hasta 1936

Was the colourisation done later? Was colour film available in 1911? I would love to see all the footage. Amazing visuals.

george 5 will forever be my emperor.

अगर सब राजा एक हो जाते तो इन फिरंगियों के सामने झुकना नहीं पड़ता । भारत के पास एक छत्र राजा होता तो ये दिन कभी नहीं आता

El Rey Jorge v de Inglaterra hereda el trono de su padre eduardo vii como el nuevo emperador de la india

Actually that Maharaja is Lanister in disguise.

Feel bad seeing them bow together in front of that firangi...after all the looting and exploiting they did to our motherland..makes me feel the anger that our brave revolutionaries must have felt once upon a time

So royalty is demoted to nobility and nobility is demoted to gentry in this commentary! And arrogance repositioned as magnanimity! So many errors in such a short voice over.

Its our Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad. . he did it intentionally and did not even arrange felicitation while king was travelling through vadodara. .

Amazing footage. Yes it's a Asian things we tend to get nervous and laugh out of it.

Was clearly because he didn’t understand the etiquette or he wouldn’t have apologised with that reason. I thought it looked like that when I saw it.

i started hating Britain after watching history of this country but now think it's about past now they are changed so i think .. those nights are gone ... and Indians have to improve their country again like before.. then we will see that everything is just fine

Its INSANE that we are being preached that INDIANS were against British Raj when lacs of people gathered for the celebration and no one revolted. Princes bowed, civilians praised and warriors saluted to the one they were being ruled by.

देखकर सर शर्म से झुक जाता है

The leader of the scoundrel thrives using his loot to make a spectacle for the people who he's looted from!!

King George V got in court of law in 1911 for bigamy

Now history but shows the taste of royalty

Bravo my Indian braveheart ❤️🙏👏👏👏

Man this was the Czar of Russia

Why does George 5 looks like tsar Nicholas 2

From a time there Britain was the most powerful nation in the world. The British Emire ,- nostalgia. But WW1 and much more WW2 made Britain weak. All british power is over because of WW1 and WW2.😭😭😭😭

I'm coming back to retrieve my crown status.jonathan Richard Joseph charbonneau

King of Kings, Emperor of India

True hero.....

So he gave knighthood to a prince? What logic is that

So England actually has a track record of futile appeasement. It seems the quality of mercy is in fact strained.

This shows that the sense of dignity and independence was still alive among the Marathas. After all they were the sons of the great Chhatrapati Shivaji who roared in the Mughal Darbar of Emperor Aurangzeb.

Thats what an indian should do

Rich people problems

Was the video footage original ?

Fun fact: Princes William and Harry and their children have a small amount of Indian ancestry through Princess Diana

Gasp!

This should be one of darkest moments of the sub continent! Hey Hindus and Muslims dnt get divided otherwise u will be ruled by Christians 😅

1:33 - whoever wrote these captions doesn’t know the word, “fealty,” or even said nobleman’s name at 2:38 . How disappointing.

because we were a benevolent empire and it was the best time of india's (and the entire world's) history.

They had to keep the Indian Nobility on side

Thieves

He was Maratha King 👑. This is show Maratha supremacy

EMPEROR OF INDIA HE IS A BRITISHER LITERALLY ANYTHING 😂😂

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj- in Agra Durbar of Aurangzeb did insult him. Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad III did same (insult) on a larger scale Delhi Durbar. They are building blocks of this nation and those who does not know Indian history should enjoy video for its sake only.

I would’ve gave him the finger.

It pains me to see my forefathers bow down to a foreigner,a white man! Such disgrace. The British Empire and the Raj have become so distant, but the effects of it are still felt!

There is another incident...Let me tell you...HH Maharana Fateh Singh Mewar(Udaipur) was the only Maharaja to not attend the Delhi Durbar, both of 1903 and 1911. Then in 1921, when Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V and Queen Mary, visited Udaipur, he refused to receive him, citing illness and instead sent his son. This left him at odds with the British.Mewar Ruler express his vision that he is as equal as king of Britain and not in treaty to bow down in front of British rulers..His ancestor did the same thing in Mughal era.

India: too much oppulance and wealth with short sighted leaders, gave chances to the foreign powers to rule from early 11th century. Sadly these kinds of leaders are still present in India.

British having fun spending other people's money. Nothing like it in Canada and Australia, right?

Gaikwad 👑

Emperor George V*

A British could leave Britain poor Head to India and come home rich

One question: how did King George V and Queen Mary travel to India?

Looted from INDIA and make. British rich.

shoudn't have apologized . duck george V

After all gaekwad he is a maratha .Maratha doesn't like to bow .

its actually a myth that the British ruled India for 200 years. most of India was not colonized that long most of India was colonized in 1818 during the third Anglo Maratha war and 1849 during the Anglo Sikh war

Except Tipu Sultan, none of the indian kings doesn't have the Capability to defeat british, because they have modern machinery and a well disciplined army with them..

Long live to emperor

I bow to no man

Nature of allah 🎼🎶

I wish British never left us.

Looters

Indians have more than the england

🌝🌝 no use 👎👎 and there was no respect for British king and queen in in India

Bunch of bandits ruled over bunch of slaves