Radcliffe Line

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The Radcliffe Line is the boundary demarcation drawn in 1947 that divided British India into the newly independent nations of India and Pakistan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international boundary
political border
affectsRegion East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Punjab (India)
linked to: Punjab

Punjab (Pakistan)
linked to: Punjab, Pakistan

West Bengal
alsoKnownAs Indo-Pakistan border demarcation line
linked to: Radcliffe Line
announcedBy Lord Mountbatten
associatedEvent communal violence during Partition
mass migration during Partition
boundaryCommissionHead Sir Cyril Radcliffe
linked to: Cyril Radcliffe
boundaryType land border
colonialPowerInvolved United Kingdom
commissionedBy British government
linked to: UK government
controversy lack of local consultation
late publication of award
countryBorder India
Pakistan
createdNewBordersFor Dominion of India
Dominion of Pakistan
dateEstablished 1947-08-17
decisionBody Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal
dividedFormerEntity British India
documentName Radcliffe Award
drawnBy Cyril Radcliffe
historicalPeriod Partition of India
impact large-scale refugee crisis
long-term India–Pakistan conflict
implementedOn 1947-08-15
legalBasis Indian Independence Act 1947
lengthApproxKm 2900
mapColorConvention often shown as thick red or black line on maps of Partition
namedAfter Cyril Radcliffe
partOfProcess decolonization of South Asia
primaryCriterionUsed religious demography
regionCovered Bengal
Kashmir area (disputed)
linked to: Jammu and Kashmir

Punjab
relatedBorder Durand Line
Line of Control
relatedHistoricalFigure Jawaharlal Nehru
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
separates India
Pakistan
successorConcept India–Pakistan international border
timeTakenToDraw about five weeks
yearOfPartition 1947

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Partition of India borderEstablished Radcliffe Line
Cyril Radcliffe notableWork Radcliffe Line
Cyril Radcliffe boundaryName Radcliffe Line
Radcliffe Line alsoKnownAs Indo-Pakistan border demarcation line
linked to: Radcliffe Line
Indo-Pakistani wars relatedTo Radcliffe Line
Partition of Bengal 1947 followedBy Radcliffe Line demarcation in Bengal
linked to: Radcliffe Line
India–Pakistan border hasSegment Radcliffe Line
Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe notableWork Radcliffe Line
subject linked to: Baron Radcliffe
Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal output Radcliffe Line in Punjab
linked to: Radcliffe Line
Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal output Radcliffe Line in Bengal
linked to: Radcliffe Line
Radcliffe Award appliesToRegion Bengal Boundary
linked to: Radcliffe Line
Radcliffe Award defines Radcliffe Line