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1 giorno fa · Although the rebellion was suppressed by 1858, it led to the dissolution of the East India Company and the direct administration of India by the British government. Proclaiming a unitary state and a gradual but limited British-style parliamentary system, the new rulers also protected princes and landed gentry as a feudal safeguard against future unrest.
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The East India Company (EIC) was an English, and later...
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4 giorni fa · After the 1930s, the movement took on a strong socialist orientation. It culminated in the Indian Independence Act 1947, which ended Crown suzerainty and partitioned British India into the Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. India remained a Crown Dominion until 26 January 1950, when the Constitution of India established ...
1 giorno fa · India is a country that occupies the greater part of South Asia. It is a constitutional republic that represents a highly diverse population consisting of thousands of ethnic groups. It is made up of eight union territories and 28 states, and its capital is New Delhi.
1 mag 2024 · Indian Independence Act (July 18, 1947), legislation passed by Parliament of the United Kingdom providing for the establishment of independent India and Pakistan. It came decades into a movement for Indian independence, but the rapid partition led to unprecedented population transfer and devastating communal violence.
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14 mag 2024 · Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India | Reviews in History. Book: Inglorious Empire: What the British did to India. Shashi Tharoor. London, Hurst, 2017, ISBN: 9781849048088 ; 296pp.; Price: £20.00. Reviewer: Dr Ross Nelson. Birkbeck, University of London. Citation:
13 mag 2024 · India Conquered: Britain's Raj and the Chaos of Empire | Reviews in History. Book: India Conquered: Britain's Raj and the Chaos of Empire. Jon Wilson. London, Simon & Schuster, 2016, ISBN: 9781471101250; 576pp.; Price: £14.99. Reviewer: Professor Michael Dodson. University of Indiana, Bloomington. Citation:
