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India during the British Raj was made up of two types of territory: British India and the Native States (or Princely States). [139] In its Interpretation Act 1889, the British Parliament adopted the following definitions in Section 18: (4.)
Sep 3, 2024 · Though some of Britain’s most powerful political leaders became secretaries of state for India in the latter half of the 19th century, actual control over the government of India remained in the hands of British viceroys—who divided their time between Calcutta and Simla —and their “steel frame” of approximately 1,500 Indian Civil ...
Jan 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.
Mar 3, 2011 · From the late 19th century, some of its political elites in northern India felt increasingly threatened by British devolution of power, which by the logic of numbers would mean the dominance of...
The first steps were taken toward self-government in British India in the late 19th century with the appointment of Indian counsellors to advise the British viceroy and the establishment of provincial councils with Indian members; the British subsequently widened participation in legislative councils with the Indian Councils Act 1892.
British Raj (rāj, lit. "rule" in Hindi) or British India, officially the British Indian Empire, and internationally and contemporaneously, India, is the term used synonymously for the region, the rule, and the period, from 1858 to 1947, of the British Empire on the Indian subcontinent.
From 1757 - 1858 it controlled much of India.. From 1858 onwards, the British government directly ruled India, and it became known as the British Raj.
