Talk:Former National symbols of the British Indian Empire (1857 AD – 1947 AD)

Main articles: National symbols of India, National symbols of Pakistan, and National symbols of Bangladesh

1909 map. Pink areas including Burma were ruled by the untransferred Government of India. Yellow areas had local rulers.

Territorial extent of Indian Empire in 1914.

British India was the areas of Southern Asia that were for hundreds of years under the influence of the English and later the British. From the 1600s to 1858, those areas were run by the East India Company. From 1858 to 1947, they were 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 he was also called a viceroy since he represented the British monarch. British Imperialists Indians too had the symbols that were used to represent the colonial British Indian people proper and abroad to represent the country and its people, during most of the early half of the 20th Century respectively.

British India included the regions of the present-day Bangladesh, Republic of India, Burma and Pakistan (1858–13th August 1947).

Standard of the Viceroy and Governor-general of India (1885–1947)

The 1909 Map of Indian Railways, the fourth largest in the world. Railway construction began in 1853.

An early postcard summarizing the value of British Indian coinage, one rupee and below, in silver and copper.

Symbols

	Symbol	Image
Coat of arms	Imperial Coat of arms of the British Indian Empire (1857 AD – 1947 AD)
Flag	Imperial flag of the British Indian Empire (1857 AD – 1947 AD)
Flower	Former Imperial flower of the British Indian Empire (1857 AD – 1947 AD) Xerochrysum bracteatum
Tree	Former Imperial tree of the British Indian Empire (1857 AD – 1947 AD) Ficus elastica
Bird	Former Imperial bird of the British Indian Empire (1857 AD – 1947 AD) Copsychus fulicatus
Animal	Former Imperial animal of the British Indian Empire (1857 AD – 1947 AD) Elephas maximus indicus

Related pages

• National symbols of the United Kingdom
• National symbols of the Republic of India - Secedes sovereignty
• National symbols of Pakistan - Seceded British India
• National symbols of Bangladesh - Seceded Pakistan, as another Commonwealth member.