British raj | Imperialism, Impact, History, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月21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.
British Raj - Wikipedia
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 …
From Empire to Independence: The British Raj in India 1858-1947
2011年3月3日 · How was the Raj transformed from the jewel in Britain's imperial crown to the independent nations of India and Pakistan? In 1858, British Crown rule was established in India, ending a century...
History of the British Raj - Wikipedia
The British Raj was the period of British Parliament rule on the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947, for around 89 years of British occupation. The system of governance was instituted in 1858 when the rule of the East India Company was transferred to the Crown in the person of Queen Victoria.
The British Impact on India, 1700–1900 - Association for ...
The British government took over direct rule, replacing the Company’s administrative apparatus with an Indian Civil Service (which became the Indian Administrative Service after independence). In 1877, Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India, a symbolic exclamation point.
India - Colonialism, Mughal Empire, Trade | Britannica
4 天之前 · In India the English found the Portuguese enjoying Mughal recognition at the western Indian port of Surat. Portuguese command of the sea nullified the English embassy to the Mughal court in spite of its countenance by the emperor Jahāngīr.
British colonialism in India - The British Empire - KS3 ... - BBC
From 1858 onwards, the British government directly ruled India, and it became known as the British Raj. The British Raj had a significant impact on people living in India. Many Indians...