![]() 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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