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Bookmark or Share- A Summary of British Rule in India - ThoughtCoKallie Szczepanski. Updated on January 28, 2020. The very idea of the British Raj—the British rule over India—seems inexplicable today. Consider the fact that Indian written history stretches back almost 4,000 years, to the civilization centers of the Indus Valley Culture at Harappa and Mohenjo-Daro.
- History of the British Raj - WikipediaThe 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 .
- British raj | Imperialism, Impact, History, & Facts | BritannicaBritish raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947. The raj succeeded management of the subcontinent by the British East India Company , after general distrust and dissatisfaction with company leadership resulted in a widespread mutiny of sepoy troops in 1857 ...
- From Empire to Independence: The British Raj in India 1858-19471858: Beginning of the Raj. In 1858, British Crown rule was established in India, ending a century of control by the East India Company. The life and death struggle that preceded this ...
- British Raj - Oxford ReferenceQuick Reference. (Hindi, ‘rule’) The British government in India, particularly during the period from 1858 to 1947. Created gradually and haphazardly as a by-product of the East India Company's trading objectives, the Raj's heyday was the half-century following the Indian Mutiny (1857), which had abruptly ended Company rule.
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