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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ICS employer British India
subject surface form: Indian Civil Service
this entity surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
ICS historicalPeriod British India
subject surface form: Indian Civil Service
this entity surface form: British Raj
Secretary of State for India appliesToJurisdiction British India
this entity surface form: British Indian Empire
Secretary of State for India jurisdiction British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Secretary of State for India historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Doctrine of Lapse domain British India
this entity surface form: British Indian administration
Reginald Dyer was relieved of command countryOfEvent British India
subject surface form: Reginald Dyer
Montford Reforms country British India
August 1917 Montagu Declaration timePeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India associatedWith British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
GCSI associatedWith British India
GCSI historicalPeriodOfUse British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
KCSI associatedWith British India
KCSI jurisdiction British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
CSI usedIn British India
CSI usedIn British India
subject surface form: Order of the Star of India
Non-Cooperation Movement location British India
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces positionHeldInOrganization British India
this entity surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces timePeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Cellular Jail usedBy British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Rowlatt Act country British India
High Commissioner for India in London represents British India
this entity surface form: British Indian administration
High Commissioner for India in London mediatesBetween British India
this entity surface form: British Indian administration
Simon Commission category British India
this entity surface form: History of British India
Dominion of India precededBy British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Bengal Army country British India
Salt March politicalContext British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Council of State country British India
subject surface form: Council of State (British India)
Durrani Empire successor British India
Michael O’Dwyer employer British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Charles Cornwallis deathCountry British India
India Act 1784 appliesToJurisdiction British India
Kheda Satyagraha opposedTo British India
this entity surface form: British colonial government in India
Kheda Satyagraha historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Asia (colonial possessions) includes British India
British Sind country British India
Indian princely states locatedIn British India
Indian princely states timePeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj