Why british shifted the capital from calcutta to delhi?
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On 12 December 1911, during the Delhi Durbar, George V, then Emperor of India, along with Queen Mary, his Consort, made the announcement that the capital of the Raj was to be shifted from Calcutta to Delhi, while laying the foundation stone for the Viceroy's residence in the Coronation Park, Kingsway Camp.
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The reason behind the shift the capital from Calcutta to Delhi was the rising opposition to the British rule that raised its head in Calcutta. The movement to get self-rule for India had become violent by this time & the British government was facing the heat of this movement
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