British Raj

This article is about the rule of India by the British Crown from 1858 to 1947. For the rule of the East India Company from 1757 to 1858, see Company rule in India. For British directly-ruled administrative divisions in India, see Presidencies and provinces of British India.

India
1858–1947
Political subdivisions of the British Raj in 1909. British India is shown in two shades of pink; Sikkim, Nepal, Bhutan, and the princely states are shown in yellow.
Status	Territory of the British Empire under an imperial political structure
Capital	Calcutta (1858–1911) New Delhi (1911/1931–1947)
Official languages	English Hindustani (Urdu) Other Indian languages
Demonyms	Indians, British Indians
Government	Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
• 1858–1901	Victoria
• 1901–1910	Edward VII
• 1910–1936	George V
• 1936	Edward VIII
• 1936–1947	George VI