Alternative History
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Company rule in India
Joint-stock colony established by the East India Company and regulated by the British Parliament.
[[Maratha Empire|]] Flag of the Maratha Empire
 
[[Mughal Empire|]] Flag of the Mughal Empire
 
[[Mysore|]] Flag of Mysore
1757–1858
Flag of the British East India Company (1801) Coat of arms
Flag Coat of arms
Motto
Auspicio Regis et Senatus Angliae
"By command of the King and Parliament of England"
Capital Calcutta (1757–1858)
Languages Official: English
Government Corporatocracy
Governor-General
 -  1774–75 Warren Hastings (first)
 -  1857–58 Charles Canning (last)
History
 -  Battle of Plassey 23 June 1757
 -  Treaty of Allahabad 16 August 1765
 -  Treaty of Seringapatam 18 March 1792
 -  Treaty of Bassein 31 December 1802
 -  Treaty of Yandabo 24 February 1826
 -  Indian victory in the Indian Rebellion (Raj Karega Khalsa) 2 August 1858
Area
 -  1858 1,942,481 km² (749,996 sq mi)
Currency Company Rupee
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Flag of the Maratha Empire Maratha Empire
Flag of the Mughal Empire Mughal Empire
Flag of Mysore Mysore
Sikh Empire Kattar Dhal Talwar
Bengal Flag of Bangladesh
Maratha Empire Flag of the Maratha Empire
Rajput Empire No flag
 Gujarat No flag
 Assam No flag
[[Mysore]] Flag of Mysore
 Nagpur No flag
 Assam No flag
 Hyderabad Asafia flag of Hyderabad State
 Bihar No flag
 British Burma British Burma 1937 flag
Straits Settlements Flag of the British Straits Settlements (1874-1942)


The British Raj (rāj, meaning "rule" in Hindi) was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1757 and 1858. The British were driven out of South Asia after the Indian Rebellion.

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