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{{Short description|Overview of the administrative divisions of British India}} | |||
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}} | ||
{{Colonial India}} | {{Colonial India}} | ||
For administrative purposes | |||
==Main administrative | For administrative purposes, [[British Raj|British India]] was divided into the following administrative divisions: | ||
*[[Provinces of British India]] | |||
*[[Presidencies of British India]] | == Main administrative divisions == | ||
*[[Divisions of British India]] | * [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|Provinces of British India]] | ||
*[[Districts of British India]] | * [[Presidencies and provinces of British India|Presidencies of British India]] | ||
* [[Divisions of British India]] | |||
* [[Districts of British India]] | |||
==Political units== | ==Political units== | ||
While British India did administratively not include the [[princely state]]s, which remained nominally outside the [[British Raj]],<ref>Great Britain India Office. ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.</ref> under the administration of their own rulers, the relationship of the British with these states was managed by: | While British India did administratively not include the [[princely state]]s, which remained nominally outside the [[British Raj]],<ref>Great Britain India Office. ''[[The Imperial Gazetteer of India]]''. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.</ref> under the administration of their own rulers, the relationship of the British with these states was managed by: | ||
*[[Agencies of British India]] | |||
*[[Residencies of British India]] | * [[Agencies of British India]] | ||
* [[Residencies of British India]] | |||
Still, the British authorities recurred to the [[doctrine of lapse]] when they decided to interfere in the internal matters of a princely state.<ref>William Cooke Taylor, ''A Popular History of British India''</ref> | Still, the British authorities recurred to the [[doctrine of lapse]] when they decided to interfere in the internal matters of a princely state.<ref>William Cooke Taylor, ''A Popular History of British India''</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Territorial evolution of the British Empire]] | * [[Territorial evolution of the British Empire]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Divisions of British India}} | {{Divisions of British India}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Subdivisions Of British India}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Subdivisions Of British India}} | ||
[[Category:Subdivisions of British India| ]] | [[Category:Subdivisions of British India| ]] | ||
{{India-hist-stub}} | {{India-hist-stub}} | ||
{{Pakistan-hist-stub}} | {{Pakistan-hist-stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 23:49, 29 October 2025
Imperial entities of India | |
| Dutch India | 1605–1825 |
|---|---|
| Danish India | 1620–1869 |
| French India | 1668–1954 |
| Casa da Índia | 1434–1833 |
| Portuguese East India Company | 1628–1633 |
| East India Company | 1612–1757 |
| Company rule in India | 1757–1858 |
| British Raj | 1858–1947 |
| British rule in Burma | 1824–1948 |
| Princely states | 1721–1949 |
| Partition of India | 1947 |
For administrative purposes, British India was divided into the following administrative divisions:
Main administrative divisions[edit | edit source]
- Provinces of British India
- Presidencies of British India
- Divisions of British India
- Districts of British India
Political units[edit | edit source]
While British India did administratively not include the princely states, which remained nominally outside the British Raj,[1] under the administration of their own rulers, the relationship of the British with these states was managed by:
Still, the British authorities recurred to the doctrine of lapse when they decided to interfere in the internal matters of a princely state.[2]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
- ↑ William Cooke Taylor, A Popular History of British India