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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). | 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). | ||
==History== | |||
===Aftermath of the Rebellion of 1857: Indian critiques, British response=== | |||
Although the rebellion had shaken the British enterprise in India, it had not derailed it. After the war, the British became more circumspect. Much thought was devoted to the causes of the rebellion and three main lessons were drawn. First, at a practical level, it was felt that there needed to be more communication and camaraderie between the British and Indians—not just between British army officers and their Indian staff but in civilian life as well.<ref>https://books.google.co.in/books?id=K2H_v0t5jTkC&pg=PA147&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false</ref> The Indian army was completely reorganised: units composed of the Muslims and Brahmins of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, who had formed the core of the rebellion, were disbanded. New regiments, like the Sikhs and Baluchis, composed of Indians who, in British estimation, had demonstrated steadfastness, were formed. From then on, the Indian army was to remain unchanged in its organisation until 1947.The 1861 Census had revealed that the English population in India was 125,945. Of these only about 41,862 were civilians as compared with about 84,083 European officers and men of the Army.<ref>https://academic.oup.com/shm/article-abstract/9/3/357/1654623</ref> In 1880, the standing Indian Army consisted of 66,000 British soldiers, 130,000 Natives, and 350,000 soldiers in the princely armies.<ref>https://academic.oup.com/shm/article-abstract/9/3/357/1654623</ref> | |||
==Provinces== | ==Provinces== | ||
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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. | 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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