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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Saran division country British India
Berar Province country British India
Bahawalpur State country British India
Khyber Line Force front country British India
Kabul–Kandahar Field Force country British India
Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: Ravi Shankar
Kim birthPlace British India
subject surface form: Kim Philby
Umballa country British India
Umballa railway station country British India
Jacob’s Rifles country British India
Penrose placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: Guy Penrose Gibson
Nandlal countryOfCitizenship British India
subject surface form: Nandlal Nehru
Kamaraj birthPlace British India
subject surface form: K. Kamaraj
Mrinalini Sarabhai birthPlace British India
All Parties Conference country British India
Sheikh Ghulam Ali and Sons country British India
Iqbal family country British India
subject surface form: Allama Muhammad Iqbal
Ahmad Faraz placeOfBirth British India
Ashfaq Ahmed placeOfBirth British India
Bano Qudsia placeOfBirth British India
Bhuvan countryOfCitizenship British India
Perarignar Anna birthPlace British India
Varahagiri Venkata Giri placeOfBirth British India
Anna placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: C. N. Annadurai
Abdul Karim countryOfCitizenship British India
Byam Shaw placeOfBirth British India
M. S. Subbulakshmi placeOfBirth British India
Bhanumathi Ramakrishna placeOfBirth British India
7th Indian Division country British India
M. N. Venkatachaliah birthPlace British India
26th Indian Infantry Division country British India
Battle of Sobraon country British India
50th Indian Tank Brigade country British India
48th Indian Infantry Brigade country British India
63rd Indian Infantry Brigade country British India
Ball of Fire country British India
subject surface form: 5th Indian Infantry Division
62nd Indian Infantry Brigade country British India