State

British Raj

British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent (1858–1947)

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1858–1945
Founded
1858
Ended
1947
Capital
Kolkata, New Delhi
Government
constitutional monarchy
Languages
English
Preceded by
Company rule in IndiaEmirate of AfghanistanJaitpur StateKolathunaduTrankebar
Succeeded by
Dominion of IndiaDominion of PakistanBritish rule in MyanmarIndia

Overview

The British Raj ( RAHJ; from Hindustani rāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') was the period of rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, lasting from 1858 to 1947. It is also called Crown rule in India, or direct rule in India. The region under British control was commonly called India in contemporaneous usage and included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom, which were collectively called British India, and areas ruled by indigenous rulers, but under British paramountcy, called the princely states. The region was sometimes called the Indian Empire, though not officially. As India, it was a founding member of the League of Nations and a founding member of the United Nations in San Francisco in 1945. India was a participating state in the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936.

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All rulers (5)

  1. Victoria1876–1901
  2. Edward VII1901–1910
  3. George V1910–1936
  4. Edward VIII1936
  5. George VI1936–1948

Records (44)

  1. 1855 — Santhal rebellionRebellion
  2. 1859 — Battle of DausaBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Indian Rebels
  3. 1859 — Battle of RaptiBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Indian Rebels
  4. 1859 — Battle of SikarBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Indian Rebels
  5. 1863 — Battle of AmbelaBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Pathan Rebels
  6. 1864–1865 — Bhutan WarBattle
  7. 1866 — Battle of SheikhabadBattle · Azim Khan ▸ Amir Sher Ali
  8. 1878 — Battle of Ali MasjidBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Afghanistan
  9. 1882 — Anglo-Egyptian WarWar
  10. 1885 — Battle of BhamoBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  11. 1885 — Battle of MinhlaBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Burma
  12. 1893–1894 — Rangia RaijmelRebellion
  13. 1895 — Battle of ChitralBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Chitral
  14. 1895 — Battle of MalakandBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Chitral
  15. 1895 — Battle of Nisa ColBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Chitrali Tribes
  16. 1895 — Battle of PanjkoraBattle · Chitrali Rebels ▸ United Kingdom
  17. 1897 — Battle of SaragarhiBattle
  18. 1897 — Siege of MalakandSiege
  19. 1897–1898 — Tirah CampaignWar
  20. 1897 — Battle of DargaiBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Afridi Rebels
  21. 1897 — Battle of Landi KotalBattle · Afridi Tribe, Orakzai Tribe ▸ United Kingdom
  22. 1897 — Battle of ShabkadrBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Mohmand Tribesmen
  23. 1899–1902 — Second Boer WarWar
  24. 1910 — BhumkalRebellion
  25. 1910 — Bastar RebellionRebellion
  26. 1913 — Mangarh massacreMassacre
  27. 1915–1916 — Gallipoli CampaignCampaign
  28. 1919 — AmritsarMassacre · United Kingdom ▸ Indian protestors
  29. 1919 — Battle of BaghBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Afghanistan
  30. 1919 — Battle of DakkaBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Afghanistan
  31. 1919 — Battle of PalosinaBattle · Waziri Rebels ▸ United Kingdom
  32. 1919 — Battle of ThalBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Afghanistan
  33. 1920 — Battle of Ahnai TangiBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Mahsud Tribesmen
  34. 1920 — Battle of Aka KhelBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Waziri Tribesmen
  35. 1920 — Battle of Barari TangiBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Waziri Rebels
  36. 1921 — Wagon massacreMassacre
  37. 1921 — Nankana massacreMassacre
  38. 1931 — 1931 Kashmir agitationRebellion
  39. 1940–1943 — North African campaignCampaign
  40. 1942 — Battle of SingaporeBattle
  41. 1943–1945 — Battle of Northern Burma and Western YunnanBattle
  42. 1944 — Battle of KohimaBattle
  43. 1944 — Capture of PianoerenoBattle
  44. 1944 — Battle of ImphalBattle · United Kingdom ▸ Japan

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