24th October 1677
After Vijay returned to the capital, he formally announced the addition of two new states through a new Imperial Bill, a bill that granted full legal recognition from both the government and His Majesty the Emperor for the inclusion of Khalsa Nagari and Tibet into the great family of the Bharatiya Empire, now expanded from 23 to 25 states.
Of course, the buzz in the empire was not small,
"An empire of 25 states, the greatest since the reign of Emperor Ashoka," declared the headline of The Times of Bharat.
"What does the inclusion of Khalsa Nagari and Tibet mean for the Empire?" asked Bharatham Daily, its bold headline carrying a tone of national pride.
"The tragedies behind the accession, how two separate misfortunes led two peoples into the protective fold of Bharat," wrote The Observer, reflecting on the deeper events that shaped this historic moment.
