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Subdivisions of British India
 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 subdivided into the following units:
Main administrative units[edit]
- Provinces of British India
- Presidencies of British India
- Divisions of British India
- Districts of British India
Political units[edit]
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]
References[edit]
- ↑ Great Britain India Office. The Imperial Gazetteer of India. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1908.
- ↑ William Cooke Taylor, A Popular History of British India
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