The Breetish Raj (rāj, lit.
"reign" in Sanskrit) is the term eften uised for Breetish rule in the Indian subcontinent, usually but nae exclusively for the period atween 1858 an 1947. The term can also refer tae the period o dominion. The region unner Breetish control, commonly cried Indie in contemporary uisage, includit auries directly admeenistered bi the Unitit Kinrick (contemporaneously Breetish India), as well as the princely states ruled bi individual rulers unner the paramuntcy o the Breetish Crown. The region wis less commonly also cried the Indian Empire. As "Indie", it wis a foondin member o the League o Naitions, an a participatin naition in the Simmer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, an 1936.
Indie Indian Empire | |||||||||||||||||
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1858–1947 | |||||||||||||||||
The Breetish Indian Empire in 1936 | |||||||||||||||||
Status | Colony o the Unitit Kinrick | ||||||||||||||||
Caipital | Calcutta (1858–1912) New Delhi (1912–1947) Simla (Simmer) | ||||||||||||||||
Common leids | Inglish, Hindustani an mony local leids | ||||||||||||||||
Govrenment | Constitutional Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
Emperor/Empress (1876–1947) | |||||||||||||||||
• 1858–1901 | Victoria 1 | ||||||||||||||||
• 1901–1910 | Edward VII | ||||||||||||||||
• 1910–1936 | George V | ||||||||||||||||
• 1936 | Edward VIII | ||||||||||||||||
• 1936–1947 | George VI | ||||||||||||||||
Viceroy 2 | |||||||||||||||||
• 1858–1862 | Charles Canning (first) | ||||||||||||||||
• 1947 | Louis Mountbatten (last) | ||||||||||||||||
Legislatur | Imperial Legislative Council | ||||||||||||||||
History | |||||||||||||||||
• Indian Rebellion o 1857 | 10 Mey 1857 | ||||||||||||||||
• Govrenment o Indie Act 1858 | 2 August 1858 | ||||||||||||||||
• Indian Independence Act 1947 | 15 August 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
• Partition o Indie | 15 August 1947 | ||||||||||||||||
Aurie | |||||||||||||||||
1938 | 4,903,312 km2 (1,893,179 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||
1947 | 4,226,734 km2 (1,631,951 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||
Currency | Breetish Indian rupee | ||||||||||||||||
ISO 3166 code | IN | ||||||||||||||||
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The day pairt o | Indie Pakistan Bangladesh Burma | ||||||||||||||||
1: Reigned as Empress o Indie frae 1 Mey 1876, afore that as Queen o the Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Ireland. 2: Viceroy an Govrenor-General o Indie |
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