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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Judicial and Public Department timePeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Military Department appliesToJurisdiction British India
subject surface form: Military Department (India Office)
Military Department appliesToJurisdiction British India
subject surface form: Military Department (India Office)
this entity surface form: British Raj
Imperial Record Department country British India
George Edward Lynch Cotton associatedWith British India
this entity surface form: British Empire in India
Tirah historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Jagat Seth (titleholder) country British India
Alexander Cunningham areaOfActivity British India
Mountstuart Elphinstone workLocation British India
Rab Butler placeOfBirth British India
Daulat Rao Scindia opponent British India
this entity surface form: British Empire in India
C. Vijayaraghavachariar workedIn British India
Christ Church, Shimla builtDuring British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Viceregal Lodge associatedWith British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Sadr Adalat locatedIn British India
Sadr Adalat country British India
Azim-ud-Daula partOf British India
rupee usedInCountry British India
this entity surface form: British India (historical)
Captain Frederick Young servedIn British India
Landour historicalEra British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Government of Bombay Presidency partOf British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Punjab Province under British India country British India
subject surface form: Punjab Province (British India)
Punjab Province under British India partOf British India
subject surface form: Punjab Province (British India)
this entity surface form: British Raj
Walled City of Lahore historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Mirza Jawan Bakht controlledBy British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
R. A. Butler placeOfBirth British India
Mansur Ali Khan country British India
Free India Society historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
statue of Mahatma Gandhi associatedWithPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Mohammad Ali of Bogra birthPlace British India
Bogra, Bengal Presidency, British India colonialAdministration British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Ratnagiri prison locatedInTimePeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Nawabzada Altaf Ali Chowdhury politicalSystem British India
this entity surface form: British colonial India
Nawabzada Altaf Ali Chowdhury activeDuring British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Jyotirindranath countryOfCitizenship British India
subject surface form: Jyotirindranath Tagore
Kangra Fort associatedWith British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Kingdom of Afghanistan borderedBy British India