The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta (Kolkata) to Delhi (specifically, the area that would become New Delhi) in the year 1911.The decision to shift the capital was officially announced by King George V during the Delhi Durbar on December 12, 1911. Construction of the new administrative center, designed by British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker, began shortly after, and New Delhi was officially inaugurated as the capital by Lord Irwin on February 13, 1931.
The capital of British India was transferred from Calcutta to ______ in the year 1911.
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