Dominion of India

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The Dominion of India was the semi-independent constitutional monarchy that succeeded British colonial rule in 1947 and existed until India became a republic in 1950.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British Dominion
constitutional monarchy
former country
alsoKnownAs Indian Dominion
linked to: Dominion of India

Union of India
linked to: Dominion of India
capital New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
commonwealthRealmStatus yes
constitutionInForce Government of India Act 1935
continent Asia
countryNameInEnglish Dominion of India
currency Indian rupee
demographicsMajorReligion Hinduism
Islam
Sikhism
emblem Lion Capital of Ashoka (from 1949)
endDate 1950-01-26
eventOnEndDate India became a republic
firstGovernorGeneral Lord Mountbatten
firstPrimeMinister Jawaharlal Nehru
flag Flag of India adopted 1947
followedBy Republic of India
linked to: India
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
governorGeneral C. Rajagopalachari
Lord Mountbatten
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of India
headOfStateTitle King of India
linked to: Emperor of India
independenceDate 1947-08-15
independenceEvent Indian Independence Act 1947
independenceFrom United Kingdom
lastGovernorGeneral C. Rajagopalachari
lastPrimeMinister Jawaharlal Nehru
legalBasis Indian Independence Act 1947
legislature Constituent Assembly of India
lowerHouse Legislative Assembly
monarch George VI
nationalDay Independence Day
nationalDayDate August 15
officialLanguage English
Hindustani
linked to: Hindi
partOf British Commonwealth
precededBy British Raj
linked to: British India
primeMinister Jawaharlal Nehru
reasonForEnd adoption of the Constitution of India
replacedBy Republic of India
linked to: India
resultOf Partition of British India
linked to: Partition of India
sharesHistoryWith Dominion of Pakistan
linked to: Pakistan
startDate 1947-08-15
status semi-independent state within the British Commonwealth
territoryPreviouslyPartOf British India
upperHouse Council of States
linked to: Rajya Sabha

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British India followedBy Dominion of India
Punjab dividedBetween Dominion of India
Bombay Presidency followedBy Dominion of India
Partition of India resultedInCreationOf Dominion of India
Indian Independence Act 1947 appliesTo Dominion of India
Dominion of India countryNameInEnglish Dominion of India
Dominion of India alsoKnownAs Union of India
linked to: Dominion of India
Dominion of India alsoKnownAs Indian Dominion
linked to: Dominion of India
Indian princely states integratedInto Dominion of India
Dominions of the British Empire appliedTo Dominion of India
Hyderabad State integratedInto Dominion of India
Nathuram Godse placeOfDeath Dominion of India
subject linked to: Nathuram
Nathuram Godse placeOfDeath Dominion of India
subject linked to: Godse
United State of Kathiawar partOf Dominion of India
Governor-General of Pakistan country Dominion of Pakistan
linked to: Dominion of India
Independence Day (India) relatedTo Dominion of India
Madras Time countryAfterReplacement Dominion of India
Meghnad Saha citizenship Dominion of India
Partition of Assam appliesToJurisdiction Dominion of India
subject linked to: partition of Assam
Radcliffe Line createdNewBordersFor Dominion of India
Gaekwad of Baroda mergedInto Dominion of India
Nizam integratedInto Dominion of India
Asaf Jahi dynasty successor Dominion of India
Instrument of Accession appliesIn Dominion of India
Jam Sahib countryDuringUse Dominion of India
Warangal division partOf Dominion of India (after 1948 integration of Hyderabad State)
linked to: Dominion of India
Operation Polo combatant Dominion of India
Sarojini Naidu placeOfDeath Dominion of India
subject linked to: Nightingale of India
Central India Agency followedBy Dominion of India
Jogesh Chandra Chatterjee hasCitizenship Dominion of India
Gondal State mergedInto Dominion of India
Gondal mergedInto Dominion of India
Government of British India replacedBy Dominion of India
Dhrol State mergedInto Dominion of India
Virpur State mergedInto Dominion of India
H. C. Mukherjee citizenship Dominion of India
Nawanagar State integratedInto Dominion of India
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad citizenship Dominion of India
subject linked to: Abul Kalam
Bombay State partOf Dominion of India
Porbandar State accessionTo Dominion of India
Union of India isSuccessorOf Dominion of India
Union of Rajasthan princely states partOf Dominion of India
T. Prakasam citizenshipDuringCareer Dominion of India