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Bookmark or Share- Partition of India | Summary, Cause, Effects, & SignificanceBackground: British raj, Indian independence movement, and Muslim separatism. Direct British rule of India began in 1858 as a consequence of the Indian Mutiny, a rebellion against the paramountcy of the East India Company.
- British Raj - WikipediaThe British Raj (/ r ɑː dʒ / RAHJ; from Hindi rāj, 'kingdom', 'realm', 'state', or 'empire') was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent; it is also called Crown rule in India, or Direct rule in India, and lasted from 1858 to 1947.
- Amartya Sen: what British rule really did for IndiaIt is true that before British rule, India was starting to fall behind other parts of the world – but many of the arguments defending the Raj are based on serious misconceptions about India’s...
- History of the British Raj - WikiwandThe 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.
- From Empire to Independence: The British Raj in India 1858-1947From Empire to Independence: The British Raj in India 1858-1947. By Dr Chandrika Kaul. Last updated 2011-03-03. How was the Raj transformed from the jewel in Britain's imperial crown to the...
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