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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Satyendra placeOfBirth British India
subject surface form: Satyendra Nath Bose
Lahore Resolution adoptedIn British India
Peshawar ruledByHistorically British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
August Kranti location British India
August Kranti opponent British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Do or Die timePeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Anglo-Afghan Wars mainBelligerent British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Anglo-Afghan Wars relatedTo British India
Liaquat Ali Khan countryOfCitizenship British India
partition of Assam appliesToJurisdiction British India
subject surface form: Partition of Assam
Direct Action Day location British India
Direct Action Day countryAtTime British India
Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) historicalEra British India
subject surface form: Government House, Calcutta
this entity surface form: British Raj
Viceregal Lodge, Simla (summer residence) usedDuring British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Oude formerAdministrativeUnitOf British India
Council of India appliesToTerritory British India
Council of India historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Iskander Mirza countryOfCitizenship British India
Battle of Khadki countryAtTime British India
Treaty of Salbai (1782) historicalRegion British India
subject surface form: Treaty of Salbai
Tenasserim wasPartOf British India
Wajid Ali Shah placeOfDeath British India
Rudyard Kipling placeOfBirth British India
British Indian law appliesTo British India
British Indian law timePeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Merwara region partOf British India
Scindia of Gwalior country British India
subject surface form: Gwalior State
Ram Manohar Lohia placeOfBirth British India
Lord Wavell areaOfActivity British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Cochin wasPartOf British India
Operation Capital countryInvolved British India
Operation Dracula country British India
Battle of Imphal country British India
Radcliffe Line dividedFormerEntity British India
Anglo-Sikh Wars relatedTo British India
Abbottabad historicalAffiliation British India
Gaekwad of Baroda country British India
John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence era British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Arakan wasPartOf British India
Hafeez Jalandhari placeOfBirth British India
Umarkot locatedInFormerEntity British India
Marwar princelyStateUnder British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Aga Khan Palace historicalPeriod British India
this entity surface form: British Raj
Champaran colonialPowerInvolved British India
this entity surface form: British Raj