The British period is
divided into 2 parts:
1839 - 1858: British East India Company
1858 - 1947: British Raj |
| Karachi
was the first area taken over by the Company in 1839, the entire
province of Sindh (except for the princely state of Khairpur), was
taken in 1843 and the province of Punjab in 1849 after the 2nd Anglo-Sikh
War. |
| The British
government took over the running of the affairs in India after The
Mutiny/First War of Independence in 1858. The Government of India
Act of 1858 officially ended the rule of the Company and begin the
period of "the Raj." Queen Victoria was declared Emperess
in 1876/77. |
| Information
here pertains to both eras and I have tried to add as much information
as I can on the various aspects of life during that time. |
|
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corrections, additions; please email me at: rabiazafar78@yahoo.com |