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British Empire in India

 
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British Empire in India may refer to:

  • Company rule in India, the rule of parts of the Indian subcontinent by the East India Company beginning after 1757 and ending in 1858
    • British India, the contemporary name for the regions governed by the Company
  • British Raj, the rule of India by the British Crown, which lasted from 1858 until 1947
    • Princely States, areas under the paramountcy of the British Crown, but ruled by Indian princes
  • British Indian Empire (contemporaneously, the Indian Empire), the British Raj after 1876, when Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India

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