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South India during the British colonial rule was divided into the Madras Presidency and Hyderabad, Mysore, Thiruvithamcoore (also known as Travancore), Cochin, Vizianagaram and a number of other minor princely states. The Madras Presidency was ruled directly by the British, while the rulers of the princely states enjoyed considerable internal ...
The following list enumerates Hindu monarchies in chronological order of establishment dates. These monarchies were widespread in South Asia since about 1500 BC, [1] went into slow decline in the medieval times, with most gone by the end of the 17th century, although the last one, the Kingdom of Nepal, dissolved only in the 2008.
For Lists of rulers of India, see: List of Indian monarchs (c. 3000 BCE – 1956 CE) List of presidents of India (1950–present)
Medieval Cholas rose to prominence during the middle of the 9th century and established the greatest empire South India had seen. [207] They successfully united the South India under their rule and through their naval strength extended their influence in the Southeast Asian countries such as Srivijaya. [178]
The Indo-German movement, also referred to as the Hindu–German Conspiracy or the Ghadar movement (or Ghadr conspiracy), was formulated during World War I between Indian Nationalists in India, the United States and Germany, the Irish Republicans, and the German Foreign office to initiate a Pan-Indian rebellion against The Raj with German ...
A controversial aspect of East India Company rule was the doctrine of lapse, a policy under which lands whose feudal ruler died (or otherwise became unfit to rule) without a male biological heir (as opposed to an adopted son) would become directly controlled by the company and an adopted son would not become the ruler of the princely state ...
The only war-formed division to serve in India was the 16th Indian Division formed in 1916, it was also stationed on the North West Frontier. [3] [a] All these divisions were still in place and took part in the Third Afghan War at the end of World War I. [3] In supporting the war effort, India was left vulnerable to hostile action from Afghanistan.
The British Indian Army, [9] [10] was the main military force of the British Empire in India until national independence in 1947. [9] Formed in 1895 by uniting the three Presidency armies, [11] it was responsible for the defence of both British rule in British India and the princely states, which could also have their own armies.