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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O’Moore Creagh areaOfActivity British India
Beauchamp Duff areaOfInfluence British India
Orde placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: Orde Charles Wingate
Orde placeOfDeath British India
subject surface form: Orde Charles Wingate
Naini Tal, British India locatedIn British India
Naini Tal, British India country British India
Naini Tal, British India historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Brigadier Joe Lentaigne countryOfService British India
subject surface form: Joe Lentaigne
Roger of the Raj narrativeLocation British India
Lieutenant-General Sir Arthur Barrett countryOfService British India
subject surface form: Arthur Barrett
William Elphinstone workLocation British India
Lieutenant Baugh locationOfActivity British India
General John Hearsey countryOfActivity British India
subject surface form: John Hearsey
General John Hearsey residence British India
subject surface form: John Hearsey
greased cartridge controversy location British India
subject surface form: Greased cartridge controversy
Cis-Sutlej states partOf British India
Ardeshir Godrej countryOfCitizenship British India
Framji Petit countryOfCitizenship British India
Bomanji Petit countryOfCitizenship British India
Petit baronetcy locatedIn British India
Kirkee, British India country British India
Adjutant-General in India country British India
Adjutant-General in India locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Adjutant-General in India historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj era
Hirabai Daboo countryOfCitizenship British India
E. M. S. Namboodiripad placeOfBirth British India
Indrajit Gupta placeOfBirth British India
A. K. Gopalan placeOfBirth British India
Indian Defence Force country British India
Maulavi Barkatullah birthPlace British India
Alipore Bomb Case country British India
Majeed Amjad placeOfBirth British India
Eastern Army country British India
Bhupendra Nath Datta placeOfBirth British India
Major Dhyan Chand placeOfBirth British India
Wavell Plan country British India
Atal Bihari Vajpayee placeOfBirth British India
Pherozeshah countryOfCitizenship British India
subject surface form: Pherozeshah Mehta
Lion of Bombay countryOfCitizenship British India
subject surface form: Pherozeshah Mehta