British Raj

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles British Raj (rāj, lit. "reign" in Hindustani) was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion. The region under British control, commonly called India in contemporary usage, included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom (contemporaneously, "British India") as well as the princely states ruled by individual rulers under the paramountcy of the British Crown. After 1876, the resulting political union was officially called the Indian Empire and issued passports under that name. As India, it was a founding member of the League of Nations, and a member nation of the Summer Olympics in 1900, 1920, 1928, 1932, and 1936.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 5513139189
• ISBN13: 9785513139188
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Book on Demand Ltd.
• Length: 20 Pages
• Weight: 0.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.0" x 8.3" x 11.0"