British Raj Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent (1858–1947)
About British Raj
The region has a very long and complex history and we do not try to cover it all here, not even for the period of the Raj. The subcontinent had not been completely united at any point in history prior to British arrival, although several empires came quite close. The last two of these were in conflict when the British and other Europeans arrived. The greatMuslimMughal Empireruled a substantial territory from 1526 on, and controlled nearly all the subcontinent by around 1700. After that it was displaced in many areas by theHinduMaratha Empire. Other areas, notablyRajasthanand various parts of theHimalayas, were a patchwork of small kingdoms independent of both empires. European trade with India is recorded as far back as a few centuries BCE, with some branches of theSilk Roadpassing through
British Raj Travel Guide Sections
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