A report on British Raj
Founding member of the League of Nations, a participating nation in the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936, and a founding member of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945.
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Partition of India
40 linksThe partition of India in 1947 divided British India into two independent dominions: India and Pakistan.
The partition of India in 1947 divided British India into two independent dominions: India and Pakistan.
The partition was outlined in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Raj, i.e. Crown rule in India.
India
18 linksIndia, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), – "Official name: Republic of India.";
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), – "Official name: Republic of India.";
British Crown rule began in 1858.
Mahatma Gandhi
22 linksMohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948), commonly known as Bapu, was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule, and to later inspire movements for civil rights and freedom across the world.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
16 linksMajor uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
Major uprising in India in 1857–58 against the rule of the British East India Company, which functioned as a sovereign power on behalf of the British Crown.
India was thereafter administered directly by the British government in the new British Raj.
Bangladesh
17 linksCountry in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of either 148460 km2 or 147570 km2, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by 100 km of the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's economic, political, and cultural hub.
Country in South Asia. It is the eighth-most populous country in the world, with a population exceeding 165 million people in an area of either 148460 km2 or 147570 km2, making it one of the most densely populated countries in the world. Bangladesh shares land borders with India to the west, north, and east, and Myanmar to the southeast; to the south it has a coastline along the Bay of Bengal. It is narrowly separated from Bhutan and Nepal by the Siliguri Corridor; and from China by 100 km of the Indian state of Sikkim in the north. Dhaka, the capital and largest city, is the nation's economic, political, and cultural hub.
The challenge posed to company rule by the failed Indian Mutiny led to the creation of the British Indian Empire as a crown colony.
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
18 linksBarrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan.
Barrister, politician and the founder of Pakistan.
Upon his return to India, he enrolled at the Bombay High Court, and took an interest in national politics, which eventually replaced his legal practice.
Dominion of India
11 linksIndependent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations existing between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950.
Independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations existing between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950.
The empire, also called the British Raj and sometimes the British Indian Empire, consisted of regions, collectively called British India, that were directly administered by the British government, and regions, called the princely states, that were ruled by Indian rulers under a system of paramountcy.
Bengal Presidency
13 linksSubdivision of the British Empire in India.
Subdivision of the British Empire in India.
After the Indian Mutiny of 1857, the British government assumed direct administration of India.
East India Company
11 linksEnglish, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600.
English, and later British, joint-stock company founded in 1600.
Company rule in India effectively began in 1757 after the Battle of Plassey and lasted until 1858 when, following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown assuming direct control of India in the form of the new British Raj.
Pakistan
10 linksCountry in South Asia.
Country in South Asia.
The region that comprises the modern state of Pakistan was the realm of multiple empires and dynasties, including the Achaemenid; briefly that of Alexander the Great; the Seleucid, the Maurya, the Kushan, the Gupta; the Umayyad Caliphate in its southern regions, the Hindu Shahis, the Ghaznavids, the Delhi Sultanate, the Mughals, the Durranis, the Sikh Empire, British East India Company rule, and most recently, the British Indian Empire from 1858 to 1947.