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Which country controlled most parts of India by 1860s?
British Raj
| India | |
|---|---|
| Viceroy | |
| • 1858–1862 (first) | Charles Canning |
| • 1947 (last) | Louis Mountbatten |
| Secretary of State |
Who took control of most of India?
British
British rule – the Raj British rule from the time after the mutiny is often called the Raj. During this period a tiny number of British officials and troops (about 20,000 in all) ruled over 300 million Indians. This was often seen as evidence that most Indians accepted and even approved of British rule.
Who colonized and took control of India?
British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.
Who was an opponent of the British rule in India?
Puli Thevar was one of the opponents of the British rule in India. He was in conflict with the Nawab of Arcot who was supported by the British. His prominent exploits were his confrontations with Marudhanayagam, who later rebelled against the British in the late 1750s and early 1760s.
Who was involved in the Indian independence movement?
Over the course of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, the British defeated the Portuguese and Dutch militarily but remained in conflict with the French, who had by then sought to establish themselves in the subcontinent.
Who was the leader of the Quit India Movement?
Ambedkar championed the cause of the disadvantaged sections of Indian society within the more significant self-rule movement. The period of the World War II saw the peak of the campaigns by the Quit India Movement led by Congress and the Indian National Army movement led by Subhas Chandra Bose with the help of Japan.
How did the Indian Self Rule movement evolve?
The Indian self-rule movement was a mass-based movement that encompassed various sections of society. It also underwent a process of constant ideological evolution.