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British India is shown in two shades of pink; Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Princely states are shown in yellow. The British Raj (/ rɑːdʒ / RAHJ; from Hindustani rāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') [10] was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, [11] lasting from 1858 to 1947. [12]
The provinces of India, earlier presidencies of British India and still earlier, presidency towns, were the administrative divisions of British governance on the Indian subcontinent. Collectively, they have been called British India.
Sep 3, 2024 · British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent following the uprising of 1857 and the abolition of the East India Company’s role in managing the region. It was instituted with the Government of India Act of 1858 and lasted until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.
British India, consisting of the directly ruled British presidencies and provinces, contained the most populous and valuable parts of the British Empire and thus became known as "the jewel in the British crown".
Jan 28, 2020 · Updated on January 28, 2020. The very idea of the British Raj—the British rule over India—seems inexplicable today. Consider the fact that Indian written history stretches back almost 4,000 years, to the civilization centers of the Indus Valley Culture at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
Mar 3, 2011 · 1858: Beginning of the Raj. In 1858, British Crown rule was established in India, ending a century of control by the East India Company. The life and death struggle that preceded this ...
The British government took over direct rule, replacing the Company’s administrative apparatus with an Indian Civil Service (which became the Indian Administrative Service after independence). In 1877, Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India, a symbolic exclamation point.
The British Raj was a colony of the British Empire from 1858 to 1947 in South Asia. Raj is a word in Sanskrit that means "rule" and so "British Raj" means rule of the British Empire. The area of the colony is now in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
The origins of British India are discussed in the context of the changing economic and political conditions of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. With reference to the most consequential political events, attention falls mainly on the first two of the three periods, that is, on 1765–1813.
Oct 25, 2024 · Partition of India, division of British India into the independent countries of India and Pakistan according to the Indian Independence Act passed by the British Parliament on July 18, 1947. Set to take effect on August 15, the rapid partition led to a population transfer of unprecedented
