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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Bengal famine of 1770 country British India
Wankaner State country British India
1/8th Punjab Regiment country British India
Baria State country British India
Lunawada State country British India
Sant State country British India
Imperial Gazetteer of India country British India
Balasinor State country British India
Ashok Saraf birthPlace British India
Bal Gandharva birthPlace British India
Hansa Jivraj Mehta placeOfBirth British India
K. S. Hegde birthPlace British India
45th Indian Infantry Brigade country British India
Malabar Rebellion of 1921 country British India
65th Indian Brigade country British India
Julia Prinsep Jackson birthPlace British India
Ram Ganesh Gadkari birthPlace British India
Chhota Udaipur State country British India
R. D. Burman birthPlace British India
West Khandesh district country British India
Devgadh Baria State country British India
S. D. Burman placeOfBirth British India
Lakshmi Swaminathan placeOfBirth British India
Vyjayanthimala placeOfBirth British India
Rewa Kantha country British India
Burcorps country British India
British Eastern Army country British India
BHU Act, 1915 country British India
B. R. Chopra placeOfBirth British India
Maharaja Hari Singh birthPlace British India
Indian Education Service country British India
Shyamala Gopalan Harris placeOfBirth British India
Anisuzzaman placeOfBirth British India
Maharaja Rana country British India
East Khandesh district country British India
Indian Police Act 1861 country British India
Jivraj Narayan Mehta placeOfBirth British India
Muhammad Qasim Nanautavi birthPlace British India
Santhal rebellion country British India
Harilal Jekisundas Kania placeOfBirth British India