British Raj

Summary

British Raj is a colony^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,309 views/month, #1 of 146).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Raj is in the country of British Empire^[3].
• British Raj is on the continent of Asia^[4].
• British Raj's instance of is recorded as colony^[5].
• British Raj's instance of is recorded as historical country^[6].
• British Raj's instance of is recorded as crown colony^[7].
• British Raj's capital is recorded as Kolkata^[8].
• British Raj's capital is recorded as New Delhi^[9].
• British Raj's official language is recorded as English^[10].
• British Raj's currency is recorded as Indian rupee^[11].
• British Raj's anthem is recorded as God Save the King^[12].
• British Raj's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy^[13].
• British Raj's flag is recorded as Star of India^[14].
• British Raj's legislative body is recorded as Central Legislative Assembly^[15].
• British Raj's coat of arms is recorded as Order of the Star of India^[16].
• British Raj is part of British India^[17].
• British Raj is part of British Empire^[18].
• British Raj's Commons category is recorded as British Raj^[19].
• British Raj's said to be the same as is recorded as British India^[20].
• January 1, 1858 marks the founding of British Raj^[21].
• British Raj was dissolved in August 15, 1947^[22].
• British Raj's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 22.541111111111, 'lon': 88.337777777778}^[23].
• British Raj's topic's main category is recorded as Category:British Raj^[24].
• British Raj has a population of {'amount': '+318942000'}^[25].
• British Raj's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[26].
• British Raj's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1858 marks the founding of British Raj^[21].

Identity

Part of include British India^[17], a colony^[28], founded in 1700^[29] and British Empire^[18], a colonial empire^[30], in Kingdom of Great Britain^[31], founded in 1583^[32].

Dissolution

British Raj was dissolved in August 15, 1947^[22].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for British Raj include Licence Raj^[33], a public policy^[34], in India^[35] and Indian defense^[36], a chess opening^[37].

Why It Matters

British Raj ranks in the top 0.68% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,309 views/month, #1 of 146).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 111 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Licence Raj^[33], a public policy^[34], in India^[35] and Indian defense^[36], a chess opening^[37].