British india map before independence
From rāj literally rule in sanskrit and hindustani was the rule by the british crown on the indian subcontinent from 1858 to 1947. The historical underpinnings and evolution of the india constitution can be traced to many regulations and acts passed before indian independence.
Pre Partition Map Of India
The british raj r ɑː dʒ.
British raj period of direct british rule over the indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of india and pakistan in 1947. The political map of pre modern india before the british arrived was made up of countless kingdoms with fluctuating boundaries that rendered the country vulnerable to foreign invasions. India after partition is declared independent of british rule 26 january was declared as purna swaraj day july 18th 1947. The british prime minister attlee appointed lord louis mountbatten as india s last viceroy giving him the task to oversee british india s independence by june 1948 with the instruction to avoid partition and preserve a united india but with adaptable authority to ensure a british withdrawal with minimal setbacks.
In 1858 the punjab along with the rest of british india came under the direct rule of the british crown. This map incorporates the provinces of british india the princely states and the legally non indian crown colony of ceylon. The indian empire in 1893 after the annexation of upper burma and incorporation of baluchistan. States such as kashmir hyderabad junagadh manipur.
Mountbatten hoped to revive the cabinet mission scheme for a federal arrangement for india. While most regions in british india achieved independence on 15 august 1947 there were several regions that joined the indian union later. Punjab was a province of british india most of the punjab region was annexed by the east india company in 1849 and was one of the last areas of the indian subcontinent to fall under british control. British india in 1880.
In 1947 the partition of india led to the province. The rule is also called crown rule in india or direct rule in india. But despite his initial keenness for preserving the centre the tense communal. The indian empire in 1907 during the partition of bengal 1905 1912.
Changing times the changing map of india from 1 ad to the 20th century battles were fought territories were drawn and re drawn. The raj succeeded management of the subcontinent by the british east india company after general distrust and dissatisfaction with company leadership resulted in a widespread mutiny of sepoy troops in 1857 causing the british to reconsider the structure of governance in india the british government took possession of the company s assets and imposed. Before 1947 india was divided into two main entities the british india which consisted of 11 provinces and the princely states ruled by indian princes under subsidiary alliance policy. The india independence act 1947 comes into force.
The region under british control was commonly called india in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the united kingdom which were collectively called british india and areas ruled by indigenous rulers but under british. An amateur historian has caught these shifts in a series of maps. The two entities merged together to form the indian union but many of the legacy systems in british india is followed even now. The province comprised five administrative divisions delhi jullundur lahore multan and rawalpindi and a number of princely states.
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