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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Val Prinsep placeOfBirth British India
Battle of Meeanee country British India
Rurkee, Punjab, British India country British India
Sajjad Zaheer countryOfCitizenship British India
Sajjad Zaheer placeOfBirth British India
Anjuman Taraqqi Pasand Musannifin movement country British India
subject surface form: Anjuman Taraqqi Pasand Musannifin
Josh Malihabadi placeOfBirth British India
Habib Tanvir placeOfBirth British India
Ghulam Abbas placeOfBirth British India
Noor Jehan placeOfBirth British India
Periyar E. V. Ramasamy birthPlace British India
Mewar State country British India
Gemini Ganesan birthPlace British India
R. M. Veerappan countryOfCitizenship British India
Sujatha Rangarajan placeOfBirth British India
Bikaner rupee country British India
Utpal Dutt placeOfBirth British India
A. V. Meiyappan birthPlace British India
Venkayya placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: Pingali Venkayya
Krishan Chander placeOfBirth British India
M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar birthPlace British India
Ulwar State country British India
Maharaja Jai Singh country British India
subject surface form: Maharaja Jai Singh of Alwar
Gangubai Hangal placeOfBirth British India
Bhimsen Joshi placeOfBirth British India
Maharaja Mangal Singh country British India
Assam frontier country British India
Mellisai Mannar placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: M. S. Viswanathan
Mavalankar placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar
Godavari district country British India
Agency Rajputana States country British India
Maharaj Rana Udaybhanu Singh country British India
Dholpur rupee country British India
Muhammad Ismail Ali Khan country British India
Radha Kishore Manikya country British India
Palanpur State country British India
D. P. Dhar placeOfBirth British India
Raja of Orchha country British India
Somnath Hore birthPlace British India
K.G. Subramanyan placeOfBirth British India
Maharaja of Datia country British India