British India, consisting of the directly ruled British presidencies and provinces, contained the most populous and valuable parts of the British Empire and thus became known as "the jewel in the British crown".

2025年1月12日 · British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.

The British Raj was the period of British Parliament rule on the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947, for around 89 years of British occupation. The system of governance was instituted in 1858 when the rule of the East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria.

While there is no 1492-type date for the commencement of empire, 1757, the date of the Battle of Plassey, is often used. The date of the British take-over of Delhi, 1803, is symbolic: the British occupied the Mughul capital and were not to leave.

It lasted until 1947 when the British Raj was partitioned into two sovereign dominion states: the Union of India (later the Republic of India) and Dominion of Pakistan (later the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and People's Republic of Bangladesh in the …

Power and Preachers comprises 6 diverse primary source collections which detail the political, economic, and spiritual realities of British colonial rule in India.

2024年5月28日 · British Colonialism in India is known as a period of direct British rule over India from 1858 until independence. Know more about British Colonialism in India in this article. In India, the term “British Colonialism” refers to the British government’s control over its …

2024年5月26日 · As India navigates the challenges of the 21st century, it is essential to confront and address the legacy of British colonialism and work towards building a more just, equitable, and sustainable society.

2020年1月28日 · Britain ruled major parts of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh from 1858 to 1947, a period known as the British Raj.

2025年1月21日 · In India the English found the Portuguese enjoying Mughal recognition at the western Indian port of Surat. Portuguese command of the sea nullified the English embassy to the Mughal court in spite of its countenance by the emperor Jahāngīr.