British India Map 1947

In 1947, millions of people had to leave their homes when the partitaion of india happened in august 1947, british india won its independence from the british and split into two new states that. The plan's main points were: Finally, in 1947, the indian independence act passed by the british parliament created two new independent dominions, india and pakistan.

This new state was split in two, the two parts being 1000 miles apart. 7500000 ussr (union of soviet socialist republics). Ax01528 in the words of india’s first prime minister, jawaharlal nehru, “at the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, india will awake to life and freedom.”

In light of the growing conflict between hindus and muslims, the british granted their indian empire independence as two separate.

Meena hewett and tarun khanna, south asia institute, fas India had been the largest possession of the british and a subject of the british crown since 1858, when the east india company’s reign had been brought to an end in the wake of the. India, pakistan, ceylon, nepal, political. India 1760, from historical maps of india (colbeck 1905)