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Há 2 dias · To force the British Raj to meet its demands and to obtain definitive word on total self-rule, the Congress took the decision to launch the Quit India Movement. The aim of the movement was to force the British Government to the negotiating table by holding the Allied war effort hostage.
Há 5 dias · The Company India ruled until 1858, when, after the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and the Government of India Act 1858, the India Office of the British government assumed the task of directly administering India in the new British Raj.
Há 1 dia · Following the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the Government of India Act 1858 led to the British Crown assuming direct control of India in the form of the new British Raj. The company subsequently experienced recurring problems with its finances, despite frequent government intervention.
Há 4 dias · With the birth of the two independent countries, the British raj formally came to an end on August 15, 1947. The borders of the new countries were not published until August 17, two days after the end of British rule. This set the stage for an immediate escalation of communal violence in areas around the new borders.
Há 3 dias · The Indian National Congress was founded in 1885, initially with the goal of pursuing moderate reform under the British raj in India. Its roots are in the early Indian nationalist movement that arose from the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
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- The Indian National Congress is one of two major political parties in India. It was influential in the 20th-century Indian independence movement an...
- The Indian National Congress was initially focused on moderate reform under the British raj in India. However, some early 20th-century activists be...
- Prior to Indian independence, the Indian National Congress was a champion of moderate reform, although during the 1920s and ’30s it transitioned to...
- The Indian National Congress’s prominent Gandhi family is not related to Mahatma Gandhi. Jawaharlal Nehru and his daughter Indira Gandhi, who both...
Há 5 dias · In a detailed local study of the relationship between one British collector and the Dinajpur Raj, Travers shows that in practice the British effort to impose its sovereignty was blunted by the necessity of negotiation with magnates; despite their transformative intentions, local accomodations needed to be sought if the British wanted to collect revenue at all.
9 de mai. de 2024 · British raj. Major Events: Siege of Lucknow. Siege of Delhi. Summarize This Article. Indian Mutiny, widespread but unsuccessful rebellion against British rule in India in 1857–59. Begun in Meerut by Indian troops ( sepoys) in the service of the British East India Company, it spread to Delhi, Agra, Kanpur, and Lucknow.
