According to the Pride & Prejudice Collection (vol 1), it was called that in the 1695 version of The Dancing Master. The collection doesn't say why, though I don't think the other reply is accurate since the British didn't colonize India until 1858.
From "The Playford Ball" book of English Country dances: "John Dryden's tragedy 'The Indian Queen' was converted into an opera by Henry Purcell shortly before he died in 1695. The score includes at least one tune which was later used as a country dance...." The last paragraph of the description says "The mezzotint portrait of [the actress in the original play]....is a typical example of European concepts of the appearance of natives of North and Central America and the Caribbean".
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Why is it called Indian queen?
Because it's to honour the queen of India, which is the English queen.
According to the Pride & Prejudice Collection (vol 1), it was called that in the 1695 version of The Dancing Master. The collection doesn't say why, though I don't think the other reply is accurate since the British didn't colonize India until 1858.
From "The Playford Ball" book of English Country dances:
"John Dryden's tragedy 'The Indian Queen' was converted into an opera by Henry Purcell shortly before he died in 1695. The score includes at least one tune which was later used as a country dance...."
The last paragraph of the description says "The mezzotint portrait of [the actress in the original play]....is a typical example of European concepts of the appearance of natives of North and Central America and the Caribbean".