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title: Map of the British Raj c. 1930
author: Simeon Netchev
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16537/map-of-the-british-raj-c-1930/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0)
updated: 2025-05-16
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# Map of the British Raj c. 1930

_Authored by [Simeon Netchev](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simeonnetchev/)_

## Image File

[![Map of the British Raj c. 1930](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16537.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16537.png)

## Image Caption

A map illustrating the British Raj around 1930, a period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent that began in 1858. Following the [Sepoy Mutiny](https://www.worldhistory.org/Sepoy_Mutiny/) of 1857, also known as the First [War](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/War/) of Independence, the British Parliament passed the *Act for the Better Government of [India](https://www.worldhistory.org/india/)*. This legislation transferred power from the [East India Company](https://www.worldhistory.org/East_India_Company/) to the British Crown. The last Mughal Emperor, Bahadur Shah II, was exiled to Burma, and [Queen Victoria](https://www.worldhistory.org/Queen_Victoria/) (reign 1837–1901) was declared Empress of India, marking the formal start of the Raj.

While [Britain](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Britain/) exercised direct control over vast regions of South Asia, approximately two-fifths of the subcontinent remained divided among nearly 800 princely states. These were native-led territories with varying degrees of autonomy, governed under British supervision through subsidiary alliances. The British Raj persisted until 1947, when decolonization and nationalist movements culminated in the partition of British India into two independent dominions: India and Pakistan.

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## About the Author

Simeon is a freelance visual designer and history educator, passionate about the human stories that shape the past.
- [Linkedin Profile](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simeon-netchev/)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Netchev, S. (2022, October 13). Map of the British Raj c. 1930. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16537/map-of-the-british-raj-c-1930/>
### Chicago
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of the British Raj c. 1930." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 13, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16537/map-of-the-british-raj-c-1930/>.
### MLA
Netchev, Simeon. "Map of the British Raj c. 1930." *World History Encyclopedia*, 13 Oct 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16537/map-of-the-british-raj-c-1930/>.

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