Radcliffe Commission

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The Radcliffe Commission was a British boundary-drawing body led by Sir Cyril Radcliffe that in 1947 demarcated the borders between India and Pakistan, including the partition of Bengal and Punjab.

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Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British government body
boundary commission
appliesToJurisdiction British India NERFINISHED
Dominion of India NERFINISHED
Dominion of Pakistan NERFINISHED
appointedBy British Indian government NERFINISHED
Lord Mountbatten NERFINISHED
chairperson Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1947
effect contested borders between India and Pakistan
large-scale population displacement
endTime August 1947
fieldOfWork border delimitation
international boundary law
followedBy Indo-Pakistani boundary disputes
hasMember Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe NERFINISHED
hasPart Bengal Boundary Commission NERFINISHED
Punjab Boundary Commission NERFINISHED
historyOfTopic Bangladesh–India border NERFINISHED
India–Pakistan border NERFINISHED
inception 1947
jurisdiction territories of future India and Pakistan
legalBasis Indian Independence Act 1947 NERFINISHED
locationOfWork Bengal NERFINISHED
Punjab NERFINISHED
namedAfter Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe NERFINISHED
notableWork award of boundary awards for Bengal
award of boundary awards for Punjab
partOf partition of British India
process of Indian independence
product Radcliffe Line NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution completion of boundary demarcation
significantEvent Partition of India NERFINISHED
creation of the Radcliffe Line
startTime July 1947
task demarcation of the boundary between India and Pakistan
partition of Bengal
partition of Punjab

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Description of subject: The Radcliffe Commission was a British boundary-drawing body led by Sir Cyril Radcliffe that in 1947 demarcated the borders between India and Pakistan, including the partition of Bengal and Punjab.

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Partition of Bengal 1947 boundaryDefinedBy Radcliffe Commission
India–Pakistan border hasDemarcationAuthority Radcliffe Commission
Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal alsoKnownAs Radcliffe Commission
this entity surface form: Radcliffe Commissions
Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal alsoKnownAs Radcliffe Commission
this entity surface form: Radcliffe Boundary Commissions
Radcliffe Award issuedBy Radcliffe Commission
this entity surface form: Radcliffe Boundary Commission
Radcliffe Award basedOn Radcliffe Commission
this entity surface form: Radcliffe Commission report