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English: 1947 map of India published by Survey of India Annotations from the legend: First edition 1938; 2nd 1947. Refer to this map as:— 70-MILE MAP INDIA SECOND EDITION; Published under the direction of Brigadier G. F. Heaney, C. B. E., Surveyor General of India, 1947. PRINTED AT THE SURVEY OF INDIA OFFICES (PLO). Note:
Map of the partition of India (1947). Note: Small princely states not acceding to either country upon independence are shown as integral parts of India and Pakistan. Items portrayed in this file
In 1858, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) became the capital of India for a day when it also served as the capital of North-Western Provinces. [3] During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. [4] By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. [5]
India: 1931 1947 became capital of independent Dominion of India in 1947, and later of Republic of India in 1950 Simla: British Raj: India: fl. 1850 1947 Summer capital: Mysore: Kingdom of Mysore: India: 1524 1947 Moved to New Delhi, Kingdom of Mysore dissolved- the capital of the state was moved temporarily to Bangalore 1831 to 1881 by Mark ...
The following day, 15 August 1947, India, now Dominion of India, became an independent country, with official ceremonies taking place in New Delhi, Jawaharlal Nehru assuming the office of prime minister. Mountbatten remained in New Delhi for 10 months, serving as the first governor-general of an independent India until June 1948. [98]
The following chart lists countries and dependencies along with their capital cities, in English and non-English official language(s). In bold : internationally recognized sovereign states The 193 member states of the United Nations (UN)
By the Indian Independence Act 1947, the British gave up their suzerainty of the states and left each of them free to choose whether to join one of the newly independent countries of India and Pakistan or to remain outside them. For a short time, some of the rulers explored the possibility of a federation of the states separate from either, but ...
Events in the year 1947 in India. It was a very eventful year as it became independent from the British crown, resulting in the split of India and Pakistan.