Realm · 1859–1947
British Raj
British Raj appears on the map from 1859 to 1947. At its greatest recorded extent, in 1917, it covered about 4.94 million km².
One of the realms of British India (Company Rule and the Raj). The English East India Company began as a trading firm with posts at Surat, Madras, Bombay and Calcutta. As Mughal power waned, its victory at Plassey in 1757 made it master of Bengal, and over the next century it conquered or subordinated most of the subcontinent, ruling through armies of Indian sepoys and alliances with princes.
See British Raj on the map in 1917
- On the map
- 1859–1947
- Greatest extent
- 1917, about 4.94 million km²
- Part of
- British Empire
- Read more
- Wikipedia: British Raj · Wikidata Q129286
Territory through time
| Years | Area drawn |
|---|---|
| 1859 | 4.19 million km² |
| 1860–1867 | 4.19 million km² |
| 1868–1879 | 4.19 million km² |
| 1880–1884 | 4.21 million km² |
| 1885–1889 | 4.82 million km² |
| 1890–1894 | 4.82 million km² |
| 1895–1910 | 4.87 million km² |
| 1911–1913 | 4.87 million km² |
| 1914–1916 | 4.94 million km² |
| 1917 | 4.94 million km² |
| 1918–1926 | 4.94 million km² |
| 1927–1931 | 4.94 million km² |
| 1932–1937 | 4.94 million km² |
| 1938 | 4.94 million km² |
| 1939 | 4.90 million km² |
| 1940–1942 | 4.90 million km² |
| 1943–1944 | 4.22 million km² |
| 1945 | 4.90 million km² |
| 1946 | 4.90 million km² |
| 1947 | 748,070 km² |