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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Radcliffe Commission canonical | 2 |
| Radcliffe Boundary Commission | 1 |
| Radcliffe Boundary Commissions | 1 |
| Radcliffe Commission report | 1 |
| Radcliffe Commissions | 1 |
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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Subject: Radcliffe Commission 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Radcliffe Commissions
this entity surface form:
Radcliffe Boundary Commissions
this entity surface form:
Radcliffe Boundary Commission
this entity surface form:
Radcliffe Commission report