British India

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a part of India, comprising 17 provinces, that prior to 1947 was subject to British law: now divided among India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.

British India

noun

the 17 provinces of India formerly governed by the British under the British sovereign: ceased to exist in 1947 when the independent states of India and Pakistan were created

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Balochistan became a part of Pakistan in 1948, in the upheaval that followed the partition of British India - and in spite of opposition from some influential tribal leaders, who sought an independent state.

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Newspapers and magazines described the murder as "perhaps the most sensational crime committed in British India", and it became "the talk of the city" during the investigation and subsequent trial.

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But in private, it discussed the issue with much alarm, communication between the governments of Bombay and British India shows.

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Indian lawmakers demanded answers in the upper house of British India's legislature and the case was even discussed in the British House of Commons.

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The museum also has human remains from several other states of British India.

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British Honduras British Indian Ocean Territory

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