British India

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British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colony
colonial possession
former country
territory in Asia
administrativeDivision directly ruled British provinces
princely states under indirect rule
alsoKnownAs British India
surface form: British Raj

British India
surface form: Indian Empire
borderedBy Afghanistan
Arabian Sea
Bay of Bengal
China
Persian Gulf (via Aden connections)
China
surface form: Tibet
capital Calcutta
New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
capitalFrom Calcutta 1858
New Delhi 1911
capitalTo Calcutta 1911
New Delhi 1947
continent Asia
country India
currency Indian rupee
demographicFeature religiously diverse population
dissolutionCause Indian Independence Act 1947
economicFeature major exporter of jute
major exporter of opium (19th century)
major exporter of raw cotton
major exporter of tea
economicPolicy Mahalwari system in some regions
Ryotwari system in some regions
imperial preference and free trade with Britain
land revenue settlements such as Permanent Settlement
endDate 1947
flag Union Flag
surface form: Union Jack (official colonial flag)
followedBy Dominion of India
Pakistan
surface form: Dominion of Pakistan
governmentType colonial administration under British Crown
headOfGovernment Viceroy of India
headOfState British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
includedTerritory Aden (until 1937, administratively linked)
Ajmer-Merwara
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Assam
Baluchistan (Chief Commissioner's Province)
Bengal
Bombay Presidency
Burma (until 1937)
Central Provinces
New Delhi, India
surface form: Delhi

Laccadive Islands (Lakshadweep)
Madras Presidency
British India self-linksurface differs
surface form: North-West Frontier Province

Oudh
Punjab
Sind
United Provinces
princely states under British suzerainty
independenceMovementLeader Annie Besant
Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Bhagat Singh
Jawaharlal Nehru
Lala Lajpat Rai
Mahatma Gandhi
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Subhas Chandra Bose
introducedInstitution Indian Civil Service
Indian Civil Service
surface form: Indian Police Service (colonial predecessor)

modern postal system in India
modern university system in India
railway network in India
unified Indian Army under British command
legalInstrumentCreating Government of India Act 1858
legalSystem common law
majorReligions Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Sikhism
notableEvent Civil Disobedience Movement
Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919
Non-Cooperation Movement
Partition of Bengal 1905
Quit India movement
surface form: Quit India Movement

World War I participation
World War II participation
partition of British India 1947
officialLanguage English
Hindustani (in practice, alongside regional languages)
partOf British Empire
precededBy British India self-linksurface differs
surface form: Company rule in India

Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
region South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
separatedTerritory Burma separated in 1937
startDate 1858
successorState Pakistan
surface form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan

People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
India
surface form: Republic of India
symbol Star of India
titleOfMonarch Emperor of India
Emperor of India
surface form: Empress of India

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Scheduled Castes Federation activeIn British India
Independent Labour Party country British India
Siege of Arrah country British India
Siege of Arrah historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj era
Leo Amery birthCountry British India
T N Srinivasan placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: T. N. Srinivasan
Henry Lawrence placeOfDeath British India
N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar placeOfBirth British India
M. S. Golwalkar placeOfBirth British India
Launceston Elliot placeOfBirth British India
Battle of Dubbo locatedIn British India
Coronation Park, Delhi historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Pakistan Movement location British India
Fatima Jinnah birthPlace British India
RRR settingPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Imperial Bank of India country British India
Imperial Bank of India foundedIn British India
Prem Kumar Sahgal placeOfActivity British India
Mhow historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Charles James Napier associatedWith British India
Fort Sandeman country British India
Fort Sandeman partOf British India
this entity surface form: British Indian Empire
Abdullah Haroon countryOfCitizenship British India
Abdullah Haroon country British India
Abdullah Haroon regionActive British India
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee placeOfBirth British India
C. D. Deshmukh placeOfBirth British India
Chunar Fort associatedWith British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Asiatic Society of Bengal locatedIn British India
General Post Office, Kolkata builtDuring British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Eden sisters placeOfActivity British India
Eden sisters residence British India
Eden sisters locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Emily Eden placeOfActivity British India
Emily Eden associatedWith British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Act of the Legislative Council of India countryOfJurisdiction British India
subject surface form: Act of the Legislative Council of India founding the University of Calcutta
Act of the Legislative Council of India locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity British India
subject surface form: Act of the Legislative Council of India founding the University of Calcutta
title Empress of India appliesToJurisdiction British India
subject surface form: Empress of India
this entity surface form: British Raj
title Empress of India historicalPeriod British India
subject surface form: Empress of India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Brahmo Samaj placeFounded British India
Young Bengal movement location British India
Young Bengal movement country British India
Shamsur Rahman birthPlace British India
Partition of Bengal 1947 country British India
Bijoya Ray countryOfBirth British India