Indian Prince Laughs at King George V But He is Still Knighted 🏰 Britain in Color | Smithsonian
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- King George V’s 1911 visit to India was a lavish affair, packed with pomp and ceremony. But when a local Indian nobleman appears to disrespect the monarch, it causes a stir back home.
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That footage is absolutely priceless!
Ikr
Respect for maharaja fateh singh of mewar who refused to came in delhi durbar
I cannot imagine that there is actual footage of a person being made an emperor. Absolutely insane.
@@basicnoob3832 colourised* spell it the British way
It was the greatest time in human history. Far better than the Amercan-Soviet-German century that followed.
+Carson. There is. The coronation of “Emperor” Jean-Bedel Bokassa of the Central African Republic.
Heard of emperor Naruhito?
They live-streamed someone being made an emperor in Japan a few years ago.
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
Indeed, but the appropriate title is "Maharana" not "Maharaja". One more fact, rulers of Udaipur-Mewar never attended Mughal Durbar too.
Agreed.
They are more royal than the British royal family which is a family of thieves
@data warrior well who knows till how much your old queen will rule u 😂
@Adita Saha [X-C] it was Maharana from the day one, which was conferred by the people of Udaipur-Mewar upon their ruler. Britishers would usually address local rulers as Prince or Chief. You many find it in various books of that time.
British : He only bowed once! oh the horror!
Indians : 😂😂😂
bowing three times is an indian thing , so no it's not the british that were surprised the most, it was the Indian nobility
Interesting
Jo marenga par nahi teen bar jhukenga woh Mard maratha
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King George: lol what a boss. Here have a knighthood
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..!!😎
He was offered a seat below the king.
Don't forget They were subjugated with thier will against English. They bowed down many times in front of English.
@@JungleSpeaks arre bhai kamsekam maratha, jaat , sikh and muslim kings ki tarah duniya ke saamne adhipatya toh nahi sweekara inhone kabhi.. bas ek mewar family ne 1300 saal tak islamic resistance kiya hai.. i dont think aisa record duniya mein kisi ek family ka hoga
@@yj9032 ghanta .. jaa search kr google mein
@@JungleSpeaks Mewar ka Naam sune ho kabhi history me?? Tum jese logo ka peshab choot jata hai jab Mewar ki history padh li toh.. Tab samajh ayega why they never bowed towards anyone except ekling nath!
LOL, what did you expect when someone puts a show using others money.
P sure if you run the risk of execution you wouldnt do that lol
Leemon , unless every single person wasn't a coward and all did it at the same time. All almost 8 billion of the world say "no more". But they do such a good job dividing people with race, religion, politics and such, that will never happen. 🤔
@@watcher6935 no idea what you're on about or what your point is? Care to elaborate?
Indian people then and now appear so polite. But is there a spectacle now that is just as incredible as this?
@@leemon2677 Google for Indian Modern History and Learn about British Policys in India you will understand everything. You don't know our history. How we survived in 200 years of British Rule.
Absolutely amazing. Love this over one hundred year old film.
How is the footage so good?
time travel.
Digitally mastered
British Magic
Disrespect is always the best captured video.
Indians were good at everything so this quality footage is believable in india
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.
taking bribes was the biggest downfall
and i dont know whether there was a fixed border and stuff that time
@Raja Thyagaraj plzzz read history 😂😂😂
It wasn't just England it was the entire UK England is just one of the four countries inside UK.
Compliments to u .This comment is well written so as to politely insult us .But truth be told without the British rule india wouldn't have had a common enemy to band against .Our mother Land is plentiful and has graced us with food , wealth and knowledge, without the atrocities committed by the British v wouldn't have become a superpower that we are today.
@@studywithsoumya6081 He doesn't need to see it. He is living in it and the India you live in was created by Britain
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
Is this footage recorded from 1911?
Not when 1911 was Edwardian, not Georgian.
@@shaunbrown85 Pedantry is the refuge of small minds.
@@shaunbrown85 english please?
@@zuhairahmedsyed5853 he means in early 1911 king Edward ruled and George ruled after mid 1911
Nah it's Birmingham 1985 Lol
if indians were united ,he not have to bow even once
So you were never United and fight like Africans
@@mikechivles6208 Oh look! a racist
@@mikechivles6208 Deal with Scottish independence first Brit.
Europe is becoming a thing of the past.
@@tamilvendans4892 Oh look a servant
@@naiyayika For your kind of information 56 percent Scottish want to live in Uk so shut up
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.
@Abhigya Ishan many are still not free mentally
The present descendants of the Gaekwad rulers of Baroda are Raima Sen and Riya Sen both are Bollywood actresses so you can clearly see that their Great Grandfather was good at acting so you will expect the present generation to be actors too lol.
Ghanta andhbhakt 😂
He was Maratha King 👑
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.
This footage is amazing believe me, seeing the Badshahi mosque of 1911 MAN AMAZING!
Fun fact: Princes William and Harry and their children have a small amount of Indian ancestry through Princess Diana
LONG LIFE King Charles III, Emperor of India
Respect to the royal family their ancestors were true conquerors but accept that that's all in the past the empire is dead
@@YahalEL7 in fact the decadence begins, only that it is an era that has no end
@@giovannicolonna955 yep nothing lasts forever, God has humbled britain still though atleast you can look back at the great history Britain's ancestors have given you
Do you people ever read history? Your cherry-picked history?
Technology of shooting is gift of GOD , Thanks Lord. GOD Bless everybody pls.
❕👼🏾🙏🏾
What a valuable footage
That's the day, British learnt to EARN respect... Certain things you can't LOOT... ;)
He bowed once. but he still bowed.
@@Fummy007 not now. Only you are importing and bowing down to terrorists
keep crying
@@Fummy007 Karma catches up, sooner or later. Just wait n watch.
@@sarthakpattanaikdas4760 keep crying
Even the smallest emperor of one small provinces in India can compete with any king all over world interms of wealth
How did he compete with him?
The laugh of the maharaja says it all.
@@therookie8872like King of hyderabad state in india had 230 billion dollar wealth. 2% of USA GDP at that time
@@Deepak_Dhakadsource??
@@Deepak_DhakadWhole India GDP in 1960 is 40 billion.
The footage is pure gold to me , yes history is filled of injustices , dont dwell on them it will never end. Just enjoy
ok..but what do u mean by "JuSt EnJoYyYy"...it sounds kinda funny lol
Yes like the pure gold footages of the holocaust i assume?
@@justinpaul2852nah they had white skin atleast these indians are pagans. /s
King George was really nice man.. if this maharaja showed his back to some sultan or some other king he would be beheaded..
He would have killed the Sultan as ch. shivaji Maharaj killed Afjalkhan....because he was Maratha...
The same thing was done by ch. shivaji maharaj when he went to meet Aurangajeb. Maharaj become angry because they made him stood in sardars line and showed him his back without bowing down. Almgir had not have courage to behead Raje's head...that's the terror.
Btw who is george ?😂
George V @@sohanm3051
😂😂😂@Horus-j3f
@Horus-j3f Indian civilisations and kingdoms weren't uncivil in fact it was our civil behaviour which the British used to backstab out kings. You came as traders and we provided you with land as guests which you secretly used as a weapons and ammunitions port.
Was the colourisation done later? Was colour film available in 1911? I would love to see all the footage. Amazing visuals.
With color films first starting throughout 40s and 45s, obviously not. This is digitally remastered.
Remastered
Colored photos were actually iveneted in 1907 if i remember
@@jaybhardwa9859 technicolor thing was there since 1920s. Britain even managed to film some color videos in 1938. Search "bfi 1938 India" in youtube.
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.
you were preached? only? never saw real shots and footages of massive protests of indians against brits? of their cruel repressions against protesters?
Yeah high caste muslims and Brahmins and jaats revolted to free the subcontinent from the British filth baniyas and gujaratis are good for nothing
@@aryafarnas compared to this crowd?????
Lol most indians were perfectly fined with the British king.
@@vatsal7640no
@@vatsal7640 There is no crowd in this footage - its just an armed parade of 50,000, with british allied nobility pledging fealty to new king.
On that fateful day the looters realised some things you just cant loot, like a mans respect.
It was the greatest time in human history. Far better than the American-Soviet century that followed. Britain did marvelous things for the world when they ruled India. A superpower fusion.
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
Love everyone here insulting the British, yet all comments are in English and not Hindi. Explains a lot.
So that the English could read and understand their unsults😅
So that u can understand what we are saying.
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
George V was the Man
No bro it means you don't know much about Indian history. Grandest extravaganza in history of India was under Mughals, Guptas and Vedic Kingdoms. Even Nizam of Hyderabad was wealthier than King George V.
@@sohail8725nope
George was the owner of the largest empire in history
He pretty much eclipses every ruler in history except maybe Khan and Mansa Musa.
Robber get so much respect
yes all the robbers like the mughals,tughlaqs,british
@@devenderkumar8937bhai jo bhi kaho moustache sexy thi
Those princes were all robbers as well. The caste system robbed all Indians, especially the dalits.
@@crowbar9566 agreed
@@crowbar9566India was richest country under indiAn monarchs. Read history first.
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
Ohh no he only bowed once !!! What a crime ?? Thankgod for monarchy,British people are still being oppressed by their queen!!
Not true at all. Now British Monarchy is not oppressive towards British people or the other commonwealth realms at all.
Leave him, probably a brainwashed child
Can you please provide link to full remastered video of coronation or this event?
Amazing footage. Yes it's a Asian things we tend to get nervous and laugh out of it.
george 5 will forever be my emperor.
🤴🏻Volta MONARQUIA🇧🇷🤴🏻
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.😭😭😭😭
You can't hold power in your hands forever it doesn't belong to anything at all .Time in simple words is the change as the time exist everything change
@@Uncle_johanxrz Yes, the world in 1911 was extremely different from today.
El Rey de Inglaterra Jorge v goberno india desde 1911 hasta 1936
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.
1:33 - whoever wrote these captions doesn’t know the word, “fealty,” or even said nobleman’s name at 2:38 . How disappointing.
How embarrassing! "[INAUDIBLE]" what a joke.
Man this was the Czar of Russia
No, its King George
No, Czar Nicholas was a first cousin to King George, and were known to look almost identical.
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 😰
Indian kings looted soul out of citizens for their own benefit unlike their neighbouring monarchies
@@neutralboi1984 when you dont know history, then dont talk about it
@@Lmao69 what?
Indian kings befriended british and became kings of so callled princely states
@@neutralboi1984listen, when you dont know the history, dont talk about it
@@Lmao69 i am talking about princely states.
All were trash
Thats what an indian should do
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.
Rich people problems
funny how british greed their Indian bosses and Indian CEOs of their companies on zoom lol
Maharaja Sayaji Rao, a hero worthy of his ancestors.
El Rey Jorge v de Inglaterra hereda el trono de su padre eduardo vii como el nuevo emperador de la india
Bravo my Indian braveheart ❤️🙏👏👏👏
देखकर सर शर्म से झुक जाता है
Why does George 5 looks like tsar Nicholas 2
They are cousins
So England actually has a track record of futile appeasement. It seems the quality of mercy is in fact strained.
*uk
@Sebastian Guevara Stop blaming only England
I have original pictures of Delhi Darbar 1911 taken from am old private album
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.
Actually that Maharaja is Lanister in disguise.
Good fair play to him
Was the video footage original ?
Learn how to speak
Delete the second "was"
The footage yes, the colour no.
@@bigchivo4199 nikenduku ra hawle,sulli ga 👉👉👉🚽
@@fabiana7157 oops my mistake 😅
Good footage
True hero.....
King George V got in court of law in 1911 for bigamy
Thieves
Abhinav Vasu they said what they said. thieves.
@@abhinavvasu262 you must be really good in history 🤣🤣🤣 they didn't gave us anything for our well being they did that for their own convenience , to rule us that's what they wanted and that's the truth
@@abhinavvasu262 believe me every country has contributed in development of technology because if we Indian's wouldn't have introduced 0 then the internet that you are using wouldn't exist at all and don't think that India is and was behind in development of technology
@@abhinavvasu262 go and read about the Vedas we were so better in medical science before the invasion that we had cure and prevention for almost all diseases in ayurveda while the western countries were suffering from skin diseases and deadly diseases like plague , syphilis .we weren't
@@abhinavvasu262 and what about the Ayurveda ?
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.
The Bhonsle descendent too didn't attend the Durbar.
I'm coming back to retrieve my crown status.jonathan Richard Joseph charbonneau
Its our Maharaja Sayajirao Gaekwad. . he did it intentionally and did not even arrange felicitation while king was travelling through vadodara. .
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
i think everything is ok we all have to love each other
Glad you saw the light, your education system is heavily biased.
@@DingleDangle66 it's not bad and improving with time, it would have been much better and it can be if Britain give back our $45 trillions with a proper intrest :)
@@bheem_1028 That 45 trillion is a complete lie from your government. It’s sad how easy it is for them to brainwash you.
@bheem_1028 Not even America can pay that debt how do you expect them to do just that? 💀
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.
Aurangzeb was a mighty Mughal emperor. He can disrespect anyone he wants. Even British feared him. Shivaji Maharaj was just a King of small parts of Maharashtra and he was trying to annihilate Muslims from Hindustan. So what makes you think that Aurangzeb should give respect to Shivaji? Mai Muslim nhi hu. Buddhist hu aur Nagpur me rahta hoon. So let's understand both sides before supporting single person....
@@part-timebrock1126 yes mighty for you as you described him like that, no wonder.
@@jitendragavali452 read everything jitu before complaining about minor stuff.
@@part-timebrock1126 u be happy in your view and don't poke part time
@@part-timebrock1126 Man Mighty mughal couldn't even defend us against britishers
King of Kings, Emperor of India
Respectful
because we were a benevolent empire and it was the best time of india's (and the entire world's) history.
Bengal famine?? Jalianwalah?
@@neutralboi1984
Isolated incidents.
@@British-Patriot I don't think millions dead is an isolated event. + Look up the number of famines in British India.
@@neutralboi1984
Famines always existed in India. It wasn't just during British rule.
@@British-Patriot but who made it severe. All because of British policy failurs
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!
It made me feel pride when I remember about our forefathers crushed British rule in India at cost of blood
@@goodguyyt not really... British pretty much gave Indian independence by peaceful mean. There was no major bloodshed or revolt against Britishers.
after ww2 when its became incredible economically intangible for british to hold India, they signed Indian independence.
If you indians hate british so much then why you still use their language, their legal system, their bureaucracy, their laws in your country?
Oh i forgot, india was not even a country before british arrive
@@umar7182 well THEY DONT WANT INDIA THEY WANTED THE CASH FROM INDIA
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..!!
@@goodguyyt Indians were so poor that they didnt even have cash back then
He was Maratha King 👑. This is show Maratha supremacy
Best footage
EMPEROR OF INDIA HE IS A BRITISHER LITERALLY ANYTHING 😂😂
They hold the title of emperor of India.
He is right
Britisher isn’t a word, but a lot of you aren’t very intelligent so I’ll let you off.
They had to keep the Indian Nobility on side
Looted from INDIA and make. British rich.
Read history.
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.
I like how Indian kings showcased more gold in that little event than the british had ever seen before yet they were the ones bowing, shows our weakness perfectly well, some centuries ago we peaked as a civilisation and became lazy and stopped paying attention to advancing technology to guard all the wealth we had accumulated.
British having fun spending other people's money. Nothing like it in Canada and Australia, right?
The leader of the scoundrel thrives using his loot to make a spectacle for the people who he's looted from!!
Well said
It's pirate. Pirates are good at sea. They don't steal, they loot by force. They like to make a spectacle. Not a thief
How dare you slander His Majesty the king
@@ADivineFellow it's libel outright not slander mate
Now history but shows the taste of royalty
A British could leave Britain poor
Head to India
and come home rich
Can u imagine! N still British are audaciously proud about this. Looters through n through, even looted the Hindi word 'LOOT' into their vocabulary. Shameless.
@Crinkly Dwarf there is a book called 'Inglorious Empire' detailing much of the workings of the British in a very peaceful way. The British did much much worse of which a balanced glimpse is given in that book. Its written by a leftist who are hated in India as the ppl who try to deny Indian legacy n even he wasn't able to hide the British torture, n that tells something. Please read it if u CAN.
@@sarthakpattanaikdas4760 conquered not looted
@@sarthakpattanaikdas4760 yes I’m sure “inglorious Empire” is balanced and definitely doesn’t have an angle:
loot loot loot😂 veranda, bungalow and jungle all in English dictionary now @@sarthakpattanaikdas4760
Gaikwad 👑
I would’ve gave him the finger.
@Kato Ho Ten Soeng who killed 27 million people in India
@@hamzaabbass1300 You realise that was king George VI, in World War 1 around 74,000 Indian troops died. Still a great number but not 27 million.
@@garethwilliams5327 what about bengal famine?
@@madhumitapaldutta1623 death is death
@@madhumitapaldutta1623 yep
So he gave knighthood to a prince? What logic is that
Actually, Kings and Queens do give each other knighthoods to this day. As knighthood in the West is associated with the positive values of chivalry (virtue, honesty, service), I wouldn't say it was a minor gift (at least in the eyes of the British at that time). In fact, some Orders have even more prestige than titles and riches, and therefore are still coveted as marks of distinction and means of social mobility among the higher clases.
After all gaekwad he is a maratha .Maratha doesn't like to bow .
Emperor George V*
Lol
shoudn't have apologized . duck george V
Come back British Raj
no need to glorify the empire, killing of innocents from both sides was egregious. it was not a democracy dear, it was a colonial rule! perhaps if you were born during the time of that era or most importantly during the rebellion of 1857, you would have known! shame if one glorifies the mindset of colony-empires!
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
Entire India with Pakistan Bangladesh and Myanmar were under British rule till 1947. The kings of various provinces did not have any absolute power over British
@@thecrazygamertarun5265 most of india was colonized in the 19th century with the exception of Bengal
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 😅
Indians have more than the england
Gasp!
Moral for Indians :- UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL
by an American friend.
I love the way u thrashed & threw them out.
Hope we could have also killed and thrashed them out
Yeah but Britian made them regret making war in 1812 @@ayushgupta4376
Nature of allah 🎼🎶
One question: how did King George V and Queen Mary travel to India?
boat
In the end, the British Crow(n) had a bird's egg, that fell on the face of the "King-Kong Emperor" 😂😂😂
Now British can't even buy healthy diets.
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..
ever heard or maharaja ranjeet singh khalsa
@@johnjacobastoriv688 He was a friend of britishers, british help him in afghan war. But in the case of tipu sultan he never befriends british and hated them until his death
@@ashifsuhailparathodika6487 remember jhansi ki rani, tantya tope, nanasaheb pehswa
@@johnjacobastoriv688 Search in Google " who defeated british in India ".
@@ashifsuhailparathodika6487 even tipu sultan was defeated by the British
🌝🌝 no use 👎👎 and there was no respect for British king and queen in in India
There was. Numerous Indian poets praised the British Monarchy.
@@jornoshion4420 Name