British rule in India

British rule in India, may refer to:

Company rule in India, also Company Raj ("raj," lit. For usage see British rule in India Company rule in India (sometimes Company Raj, " raj," lit For usage see British rule in India Company rule in India (sometimes Company Raj, " raj," lit "rule," in Sanskrit), the rule of parts of the Indian subcontinent by the British East India Company ending in 1858, immediately after the Indian rebellion of 1857. Sanskrit (sa संस्कृता वाक् saṃskṛtā vāk, for short sa संस्कृतम् saṃskṛtam) is a historical This article deals with the geophysical region in Asia For geopolitical treatments see South Asia. The Honourable East India Company ( HEIC) referred to most commonly as the East India Company, also historically and colloquially as John Company, or The Indian Rebellion of 1857 began as a mutiny of Sepoys of British East India Company 's army on the 10th of May 1857 in the town of Meerut, The regions governed by the Company's representative, the Governor-General of India, were contemporaneously referred to as British India. The Governor-General of India (or from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India) was the head of the British administration in India, and
British Raj or Crown rule in India, the direct administration of India by the British Crown, which lasted from 1858 until 1947. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British TalkCommonewalth realm.--> The monarchy The region under direct administration consisted of
- British India (those areas governed by the Viceroy of India in the name of the British Crown. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British The Governor-General of India (or from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India) was the head of the British administration in India, and )
- Princely States (those areas under the paramountcy of the British Crown, but ruled by Indian princes). For other uses see Principality, Other princely states A Princely State (also called Native State or Indian State) was a The doctrine of paramountcy is the legal principle that reconciles contradicting or conflicting laws in a federalist state
British Indian Empire, refers to the British Raj after 1876, when Queen Victoria was crowned Empress of India. For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British For usage see British rule in India British Raj ( rāj, lit "reign" in Hindustani) primarily refers to the British Emperor/Empress of India ( Badishah -e-Hind in Hindustani) was used as a Title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur

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