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Mar 3, 2011 · The foundation of the Indian National Congress in 1885 as an all India, secular political party, is widely regarded as a key turning point in formalising opposition to the Raj.
The British Raj (/ r ɑː dʒ / 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]
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We begin with the historical context in which the Raj emerged and arguments about whether the East India Company was a source for colonial exploitation or benevolent modernisation. We consider both the commercial role of the Company and its evolution into a stable political order unifying the subcontinent under the British Crown. We dismiss the sup...
A favourite trope of those who decry the British impact on India is to glorify its previous Mughal Empire as a golden age of both economic prosperity and benevolent government. Mughal India, we are told, accounted for roughly 25 per cent of world GDP in 1700, before British rule, falling to a minuscule 5 per cent when the British left in 1947. What...
Wrongly reviled by some today as evil and unscrupulous multinational raiders, the East India Company, which succeeded to unique imperial power as successor to the Mughals, was overwhelmingly preferred to its rival, indigenous warlords by most Indians who had the choice. There were several practical reasons for this. On the political level, the Comp...
The Company had been a public-private partnership since the Regulating Act of 1773, with the Crown’s control expanding over successive charter renewals, culminating in the final takeover after the Mutiny. As we have seen, British governors acting for the Company had been increasingly pro-active in their administrative, social and cultural intervent...
The British Raj was the administration of India by Britain, the government having taken over that role from the East India Company after the Indian Rebellion.
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.
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.
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- BBC Bitesize. Key points. By the time India and Pakistan became independent nations in 1947, Britain had controlled much of the region for nearly 200 years. The fight for independence started...
