2024年10月2日 · Explore 17 rare British India 1942 maps, revealing hidden territories, colonial boundaries, and historical geography, showcasing India's complex territorial landscape during the British Raj era, with insights into cartography, imperialism, and regional divisions.

The British Raj (/ rɑːdʒ / RAHJ; from Hindustani rāj, 'reign', 'rule' or 'government') [10] was the rule of the British Crown on the Indian subcontinent, [11] lasting from 1858 to 1947. [12] It is also called Crown rule in India, [13] or Direct rule in India. [14]

2024年10月25日 · Discover 15 essential British India maps from 1942, featuring historical cartography, colonial geography, and territorial boundaries, providing a comprehensive guide to India's pre-independence landscape.

2024年1月29日 · A map illustrating the extent and composition of the British Raj (from Hindi for kingdom, government) - a period of direct British rule over the subcontinent of India that started in 1858.

2022年10月13日 · A map illustrating the extent and composition of the British Raj (from Hindi for kingdom, government) - a period of direct British rule over the subcontinent of India that started in 1858.

1909 Map of the British Indian Empire, showing British India in two shades of pink and the princely states in yellow. The British Raj was a colony of the British Empire from 1858 to 1947 in Indian Subcontinent. Raj is a word in Sanskrit that means "rule" …

Under the British Raj (1858–1947), administrative boundaries were extended to include a few other British-administered regions, such as Upper Burma. Increasingly, however, the unwieldy presidencies were broken up into "Provinces". [1]

India was officially British Raj, made up of British controlled provinces and dependent Native States or Princely states (Hyderabad, Mysore, Kashmir, and Baroda being the largest), and this map is color–coded to show the provinces and Native States.

2025年1月12日 · British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent following the uprising of 1857 and the abolition of the East India Company’s role in managing the region. It was instituted with the Government of India Act of 1858 and lasted until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.

By the turn of the 20th century India under the British Raj comprised eight major provinces, each administered by a Governor or Lieutenant-Governor and a few minor provinces administered by a Chief Commissioner.