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{{Historical}}
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'''[[British Raj]]''' was a historical period during which most of the [[Indian subcontinent]], or present-day [[India]], [[Pakistan]], [[Bangladesh]], and [[Myanmar]], were under the colonial authority of the [[British Empire]] ([[Undivided India]]). Since the independence of these countries their pre-independent existence has been loosely termed British India, although prior to Independence that term referred only to those portions of the subcontinent under direct rule by the British administration in New Delhi. [[Aden Colony|Aden]] was part of "British India" from [[1839]] and [[Burma]] from [[1886]]; both became separate crown colonies of the [[British Empire]] in [[1937]]. It lasted from [[1858]], when the rule of the [[British East India Company]] was transferred to the Crown, until [[1947]], when pre-independent India was [[Partition of India|partitioned]] into two sovereign states, India and Pakistan. Although [[Sri Lanka]] (then Ceylon) is peripheral to the Indian subcontinent, it is not counted part of the Raj, as it was ruled as a [[Crown Colony]] from London rather than by the Viceroy of India as a part of the Indian Empire. ([[British Raj|'''more...''']])

Portal:India/SC Summary/SA British Raj - Revision history

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