1858

officially marked the ruling of India by the British. This started when the power that the British East Indian Company had was transferred to the crown during the rule of queen Victoria. The British Government when in place had replace the East Indian Company as a means of power in India and had dissolved into the government. The British Raj's rule extended over what is today known as India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh and any other area in which the East Indian Company had power this area while under British rule was known as British India.
 * The British Raj:** This was the means in which the British ruled India between the years 1858 and 1947. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857 in 1858 the Government Indian Act


 * Significance:** The British Raj was a significant movement as it meant almost total control of India and showed their technology to the Indian people. Education was something prized by the British and allowed many higher class Indian's to become educated. This had a similar effect with technology as now many of the benefits from the Industrial revolution where now starting to impact the Indian people.