![]() ![]() Other important chiefs of India were given 21, 19, 17, 15, 11 and 9 gun salutes depending on their relationship with the British. In British India, the Salute for Her Majesty the Queen and Empress was hundred and one guns, for the Viceroy of India was thirty-one guns. The number of guns salutes the Viceroy and other chiefs were entitled to.Two significant decisions taken at this Durbar were: The Banner on one side had the armorial bearings of the chiefs and on the other an inscription that said it was a gift from the Empress of India. The Gold Medal had a graven image of Her Majesty on one side and on the other side was an inscription in English, Urdu and Hindi that read, “Victoria Empress of India, 1 st January 1877”. The Viceroy then addressed the gathering and conferred each chief with a Gold Medal and a Banner in the name of the Queen. The Proclamation was read out in English and in Urdu at the Assemblage and this was followed by a salute of 101 salvos of artillery.
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