Durbar (from -
darbar) is a Persian-derived term 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.