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'''British India''' was the area of [[India]] in [[South Asia]] which for hundreds of years was under the influence of the English (later the British). From the 1600s until 1858 these areas were run by the [[England|English]] [[East India Company]]. After 1858 until 1947 they became the [[British Raj]]. Some areas were under the direct rule of the [[Governor-General of India]]. He was appointed by the Government of the [[United Kingdom]] in [[London]], and was a [[Viceroy]], meaning, the deputy of [[Queen Victoria]]. In [[princely state]]s where an agreement was reached, the traditional rule continued, but the British had an influence. | |||
{{ | After 1876 when Queen Victoria become Empress of India, British India was part of the '''British Indian Empire''', which also included hundreds of [[India]]n [[princely state]]s which had never been conquered by the British and still had control of their own affairs. These were each ruled by local rulers under the [[protection]] of the British. This [[empire]] is sometimes called the [[British Raj]]. | ||
British India ruled from the east included the regions of the present-day of the [[People's Republic of Bangladesh]], [[Republic of India]], [[Burma]] and [[Pakistan]] (1858{{ndash}}13th August 1947). | |||
==Provinces== | |||
At independence in 1947, British India had seventeen [[provinces]]. | |||
* [[Ajmer-Merwara-Kekri]] | |||
* [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] | |||
* [[Assam]] | |||
* [[Baluchistan (Chief commissioners province)|Baluchistan]] | |||
* [[Bengal|Bengal Province]] | |||
* [[Bihar]] | |||
* [[Bombay Province]] | |||
* [[Central Provinces and Berar]] | |||
* [[Coorg]] | |||
* [[Delhi|Delhi Province]] | |||
* [[Madras Province]] | |||
* [[North-West Frontier Province]] (1901–55) | |||
* [[Panth-Piploda]] | |||
* [[Orissa]] | |||
* [[Punjab (British India)|Punjab]] | |||
* [[Sind Province (1936–55)|Sind Province]] | |||
* [[United Provinces of Agra and Oudh]] | |||
India was split into [[Union of India]] and [[Dominion of Pakistan]]. Twelve provinces (Ajmer-Merwara-Kekri, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Assam, Bihar, Bombay, Central Provinces and Berar, Coorg, Delhi, Madras, Panth-Piploda, Orissa, and the United Provinces) became provinces within India. Three (Baluchistan, North-West Frontier, and Sindh) were in Pakistan. Two (Bengal and Punjab) were shared between India and Pakistan. | |||
In 1950, after the new [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]], the provinces in India were replaced by states and union territories. Pakistan kept its five provinces. [[Bangladesh#History|East Bengal]], which was renamed [[Bangladesh#History|East Pakistan]] in 1956, became the independent nation of [[Bangladesh]] in 1971. | |||
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