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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.
#REDIRECT [[Presidencies and provinces of British India]]


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]].
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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).
 
==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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