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British East India Company is formed
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British India
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Indian Muntiny: uprisings against britsh rule
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Britain defeats the last Mughal emperor
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India becomes part of the British empire
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India involved in World War II as part of the British empire
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India became a democratic country!!
On 15 August 1947, India gained independence from British rule, but at the same time Muslim-majority areas were partitioned to form a separate state of Pakistan. On 26 January 1950, India became a republic and a new constitution came into effect.
