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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Indian princes country British India
Kumar Shahani placeOfBirth British India
Kondhana controlledBy British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Western Command (British Indian Army) timePeriod British India
this entity surface form: British colonial period in India
Khalsa Sarkar borderedBy British India
Homi placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: Homi J. Bhabha
Manekshaw countryOfBirth British India
subject surface form: Sam Manekshaw
Sherwood College Nainital foundedInPeriod British India
subject surface form: Sherwood College, Nainital
this entity surface form: British Raj
Sam Bahadur placeOfBirth British India
Royal Indian Artillery country British India
Ronald Ross placeOfBirth British India
Anglo-Indians historicallyAssociatedWith British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Dyal Singh Majithia birthCountry British India
Dyal Singh Majithia deathCountry British India
Edward Blyth placeOfActivity British India
Imperial Service Troops country British India
Dalip Singh associatedWith British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Madras Cavalry country British India
Surgeon-General Sir William Moore era British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Jalandhar Doab historicallyContestedBy British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Homi Jehangir Bhabha birthPlace British India
Mahim Island governedBy British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy focusArea British India
this entity surface form: British colonial India
Leonard Rogers placeOfActivity British India
Margaret Lockwood placeOfBirth British India
Nowrosjee Wadia placeOfActivity British India
Ram Jethmalani placeOfBirth British India
N. C. Kelkar citizenship British India
III Indian Army Corps country British India
III Indian Army Corps garrison British India
Parel Island countryAtTimeOfMerger British India
Purushottam Das Tandon birthPlace British India
Battle of Es Sinn countryInvolved British India
Maharaja Sher Singh successorState British India
this entity surface form: British Raj (after fall of Sikh Empire)
William Raine Marshall residence British India
Patrick Grant era British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
George Anson deathPlace British India
William Mansfield sphereOfActivity British India
this entity surface form: British Raj