India under British rule, History Documentary: British Occupation Of India - Full Documentary, The British Raj

Flag of British India

Imperial political structure comprising

(a) British India (a quasi-federation of presidencies and provinces directly governed by the

 British Crown through the Viceroy and Governor-General of India);

(b) Princely States, governed by Indian rulers, under the

 suzerainty of the British Crown exercised through the

Viceroy and Governor-General of India

India under British rule, History Documentary: British Occupation Of India - Full Documentary,

The British Raj (rāj, meaning "rule" in Hindi) was the rule of the United Kingdom in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947. The term can also refer to the period of dominion. The region under British control—commonly called India—included areas directly administered by the United Kingdom as well as the princely states ruled by individual rulers under the paramountcy of the British Crown. The region was less commonly also called British India or the Indian Empire. The Empire of India was officially created by the British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli for Queen Victoria in 1876.