Difference between revisions of "British India"
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'''British India''' refers to the period of direct [[Britain|British]] rule of the Indian Subcontinent between 1858 and its independence in 1947. | '''British India''' refers to the period of direct [[Britain|British]] rule of the Indian Subcontinent between 1858 and its independence in 1947. | ||
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| + | The term is also used to refer to those provinces of India that were under direct British administration (such as Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Punjab, Central Provinces and United Provinces), in contradistinction to the 'Princely States' (Hyderabad, Swat, Jammu & Kashmir, Udaipur, Mysore, Baroda and many more) that continued to be administered by Indian princes under British guidance, protection and suzerainty. | ||
Revision as of 13:13, June 13, 2007
British India refers to the period of direct British rule of the Indian Subcontinent between 1858 and its independence in 1947.
The term is also used to refer to those provinces of India that were under direct British administration (such as Bengal, Madras, Bombay, Punjab, Central Provinces and United Provinces), in contradistinction to the 'Princely States' (Hyderabad, Swat, Jammu & Kashmir, Udaipur, Mysore, Baroda and many more) that continued to be administered by Indian princes under British guidance, protection and suzerainty.
