Durbar (court)

Durbar (Hindi: दरबार, Urdu: دربار‎, Eastern Punjabi: ਦਰਬਾਰ , Bengali: দরবার, Marathi: दर्बार, Nepali: दरबार) is a Hindi-Urdu word, equally common in all North Indian languages and many other South Asian languages. It was the term used for the place where Indian Kings and other rulers had their formal and informal meetings, i.e. in European context, equivalent to a Kings Court.

Durbar is a Persian-derived term (from Persian: دربار‎‎ - darbār) meaning the kings' or rulers noble court or a formal meeting where the king held all discussions regarding the state. It was later used in India and Nepal for a ruler's court or feudal levy as the latter came to be ruled and later administered by foreigners. A durbar may be either a feudal state council for administering the affairs of a princely state, or a purely ceremonial gathering, as in the time of the British Empire in India.

The most famous Durbars belonged to Great Emperors and Kings. In the North, cities like Udaipur, Jaipur, Jodhpur, Jaiselmer, and Agra have palaces that adorn such magnificent halls. The Mughal Emperor Akbar had two halls; one for his ministers and the other for the general public. Usually Durbar halls are lavishly decorated with the best possible materials available at the time.

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