Alternative History
Alternative History
Under contruction icon-red The following Triangles and Crosses Triangles and Crosses is under construction.

Please do not edit or alter this article in any way while this template is active. All unauthorized edits may be reverted on the admin's discretion. Propose any changes to the talk page.

Indian Civil War
An uprising in Calcutta against British forces, in 1946.
An uprising in Calcutta against British forces, in 1946.
Date August 1, 1931 – December 2, 1954 (23 years, 4 months, 1 day)
Place British India
Indian Ocean
Result Indian Coalition victory
Territorial changes People's Republic of India established in mainland India.
  • Tensions and clashes between India and China.
  • Recognition of Burmese independence.
Belligerents
1931–1943
  • Flag of the Communist Party of India (Triangles and Crosses) Communist Party of India
  • Indian National Congress Flag Indian National Congress

Supported by:


1949–1954

  • People's Union of India Flag India
  • Socialist red flag People's State of Dravidia (from 1952)
  • Flag of Burma (1948-1974) Burma (from 1948)

Supported by:

  • Flag of the Union of German Socialist Republics Germany (from 1951)
1931–1943
  • Flag of the United Commonwealth (13 Fallen Stars) United Commonwealth
    • British Raj Red Ensign India
    • Flag of British Burma (1939–1941, 1945–1948) Burma
  • Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (TaC) Portugal
    • Flag of the Portuguese Raj (TaC) Portuguese India
    • Flag of Kingdom of Mysore Mysore

1949–1954

  • Flag of the United Commonwealth (13 Fallen Stars) United Commonwealth
  • Flag of the Kingdom of Portugal (TaC) Portugal
  • Flag of India Dominion of India (until 1953)
  • Dravidian flag by Vitaly Vetash Republic of Dravidia (1951–53)

Supported by:

  • Fictional flag of the Taiping Rebellion China (until 1953)
Commanders and leaders
Flag of the Communist Party of India (Triangles and Crosses) P. C. Joshi
Flag of the Communist Party of India (Triangles and Crosses) B. T. Ranadive
Flag of the Communist Party of India (Triangles and Crosses) Muzaffar Ahmed

and others...

British Raj Red Ensign Lord Irwin (1926–1941)
British Raj Red Ensign Marquess of Linlithgow (1926–1946)
British Raj Red Ensign Lord Mountbatten (1946–1949)


The Indian Civil War was a civil war in India fought between the British and Portuguese Rajes and loyalist forces and the Communist Party of India (CPI), Indian and Burmese nationalists, lasting between 1931 and 1954. The war is generally divided into two phases, the First Phase (1931–1942) with the victory of the British Army, and the Second Phase (1949–1954), with the British retreat, and eventual victory of the Communist Party of India and the independence of India. The Indian Civil War was one of the bloodiest events in Indian history, causing famine and civil disorder throughout and after the war.

In 1947, the Communists gained control of British India establishing the People's Republic of India, eventually invading the Portuguese territory and overthrowing the local government. In 1948, India recognized the independence of Burma, who didn't join the union. A portion of the Indian National Congress, who formed part of the Dominion of India, was exiled while another part joined the Communist Party, setting up a Transitional Committee. The United Kingdom recognized the Indian and Burmese independence in 1951.

After the war and throughout the 1950s, the Indian government would start a campaign of purging remnants of capitalist and traditional Indian and Western elements from the Indian society, such as abolishing and punishing the Caste system and its beneficiaries. The campaign became known as the Cultural Revolution, lasting until the early 1970s. In the following decade, spontaneous uprisings would emerge in Muslim regions, especially in Northeastern regions such as Pakistan.