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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Presidency of Fort St. George country British India
Wellesley House belongsToPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj era (broadly construed)
Governor’s Executive Council of Madras Presidency historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Kota State locatedIn British India
Sitaram Tiwari residence British India
Allahabad Fort laterControlledBy British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Fort William controlledBy British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Fort William era British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Syed Shamsul Haque placeOfBirth British India
Begum Rokeya citizenship British India
Begum Rokeya countryOfBirth British India
Begum Rokeya countryOfDeath British India
49th Bengal Regiment country British India
Governor of the United Provinces timePeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Princely State of Kalat country British India
Princely State of Kalat overlordDuringColonialPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Madam Bhikaji Cama countryOfCitizenship British India
subject surface form: Bhikaji Cama
Muhammad Ali Jauhar citizenship British India
Jinnah family countryOfOrigin British India
Kim (novel) setting British India
Kuhelika setInPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British colonial India
Allahabad Division country British India
Allahabad Division locatedIn British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Ghanshyam Das Birla birthPlace British India
"The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1936 film) settingPlace British India
subject surface form: The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936 film)
Kalimpong annexedBy British India
T. Prakasam citizenshipDuringCareer British India
Benares Division country British India
Lieutenant-Governor of Bihar and Orissa partOf British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Aruna Roy placeOfBirth British India
Keshab Chandra Sen birthPlace British India
Keshab Chandra Sen deathPlace British India
Keshab Chandra Sen placeOfActivity British India