Dominion of India

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British Dominion constitutional monarchy former country

The Dominion of India was the semi-independent constitutional monarchy that succeeded British colonial rule in 1947 and existed until India became a republic in 1950.

Aliases (3)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British Dominion → constitutional monarchy → former country →
alsoKnownAs	Indian Dominion → Union of India →
capital	New Delhi →
commonwealthRealmStatus	yes →
constitutionInForce	Government of India Act 1935 →
continent	Asia →
countryNameInEnglish	Dominion of India →
currency	Indian rupee →
demographicsMajorReligion	Hinduism → Islam → Sikhism →
emblem	Lion Capital of Ashoka (from 1949) →
endDate	1950-01-26 →
eventOnEndDate	India became a republic →
firstGovernorGeneral	Lord Mountbatten →
firstPrimeMinister	Jawaharlal Nehru →
flag	Flag of India adopted 1947 →
followedBy	Republic of India →
governmentForm	constitutional monarchy →
governorGeneral	C. Rajagopalachari → Lord Mountbatten →
headOfGovernmentTitle	Prime Minister of India →
headOfStateTitle	King of India →
independenceDate	1947-08-15 →
independenceEvent	Indian Independence Act 1947 →
independenceFrom	United Kingdom →
lastGovernorGeneral	C. Rajagopalachari →
lastPrimeMinister	Jawaharlal Nehru →
legalBasis	Indian Independence Act 1947 →
legislature	Constituent Assembly of India →
lowerHouse	Legislative Assembly →
monarch	George VI →
nationalDay	Independence Day →
nationalDayDate	August 15 →
officialLanguage	English → Hindustani →
partOf	British Commonwealth →
precededBy	British Raj →
primeMinister	Jawaharlal Nehru →
reasonForEnd	adoption of the Constitution of India →
replacedBy	Republic of India →
resultOf	Partition of British India →
sharesHistoryWith	Dominion of Pakistan →
startDate	1947-08-15 →
status	semi-independent state within the British Commonwealth →
territoryPreviouslyPartOf	British India →
upperHouse	Council of States →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hyderabad State → Indian princely states → Nizam →	integratedInto
Dominion of India ("Union of India") → Dominion of India ("Indian Dominion") →	alsoKnownAs
Bombay Presidency → British India →	followedBy
Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh → United State of Kathiawar →	partOf
Nathuram Godse → Nathuram Godse →	placeOfDeath
Dominions of the British Empire →	appliedTo
Instrument of Accession →	appliesIn
Indian Independence Act 1947 →	appliesTo
Partition of Assam →	appliesToJurisdiction
Meghnad Saha →	citizenship
Governor-General of Pakistan ("Dominion of Pakistan") →	country
Madras Time →	countryAfterReplacement
Jam Sahib →	countryDuringUse
Dominion of India →	countryNameInEnglish
Indian Independence Act 1947 →	createdDominion
Radcliffe Line →	createdNewBordersFor
Punjab →	dividedBetween
Gaekwad of Baroda →	mergedInto
Independence Day (India) →	relatedTo
Partition of India →	resultedInCreationOf
Asaf Jahi dynasty →	successor