The very idea of the British Raj—the British rule over India—seems inexplicable today. Consider the fact that Indian written history stretches back almost 4,000 years, to the …

From 1937 onwards, British India was divided into 17 administrations: the three Presidencies of Madras, Bombay and Bengal, and the 14 provinces of the United Provinces, Punjab, …

In the 18th century, India was an advanced civilisation and the rulers regarded the British with disdain. By the 1750s, this had changed and the balance of power had shifted in favour of the...

The British were able to take control of India mainly because India was not united. The British signed treaties and made military and trading alliances with many of the independent …

From 1757, Britain increased its control of India through the East India Company. From 1858 onwards, the British government directly ruled India, and it became known as the British Raj.

Though some of Britain’s most powerful political leaders became secretaries of state for India in the latter half of the 19th century, actual control over the government of India remained in the …

The transfer of power marked the true beginning of the British rule in India. The government of India Act was passed in 1858 to strengthen the control of the Crown. This Act liquidated …

August 2, 1858. Parliament puts India directly under control of the British crown. After the Sepoy Rebellion, Parliament ends the rule of the East India Company and places India directly under …

The British effectively ruled the sub-continent for almost two centuries, from the 1750s until 1947, with relatively little opposition and unrest. Importantly, the Sepoy Rebellion (First War of …

The Partition of India in 1947 was the change of political borders and the division of other assets that accompanied the dissolution of the British Raj in South Asia and the creation of two …