Old Map Of India Before Partition

Punjab was a province of british india most of the punjab region was annexed by the east india company in 1849 and was one of the last areas of the indian subcontinent to fall under british control.

Old map of india before partition. The dominion of pakistan is today the islamic republic of pakistan and the people s republic of bangladesh the partition involved the division of two provinces bengal and punjab based on district wise non muslim or muslim majorities. And how things looked right after partition a news map from the archives of the chicago sun times. It is india which evolved in thousands of years. Initial ancient maps by greco romans etc.

Ebay july 2010 rand mcnally s late 1947 view of partition. Bought from phyllis newman antique prints greenflea market and scanned by fwp july 2006 indian troops invade and seize the princely state of hyderabad in 1948 a map from the archives of the chicago sun times. Maratha expansion and beginning of british. Click on either half of the map for a very large scan.

Historical maps historical pictures india map british colonial style alternate history out of africa old maps prehistory vintage world maps. India pre partition map shows the india map befor independance princely states and indian provinces and other adjoining countries. May 10 2019 old maps of india from the ancient to the modern. Old maps of india collection by kulveer singh.

In 1947 the partition of india led to the province. It is still multi cultural multi religion nation with a secular state. There was no issue of hindu and muslim homelands. Oct 1 2015 i added a map of india before 1947 and after 1948 to show the difference in the country before and after the partition made india into both india and pakistan which is described on page 22 of the script.

In 1858 the punjab along with the rest of british india came under the direct rule of the british crown. The original caption source. See more ideas about old maps india map indian history. The partition also saw the division of the british indian.

Independence day pictures india independence rare pictures rare photos cool photos 1947 india indipendence day anniversary photos 10 picture. The original caption source. Rand mcnally s late 1947 view of partition. The partition of india of 1947 was the division of british india into two independent dominion states the union of india and the dominion of pakistan.

The province comprised five administrative divisions delhi jullundur lahore multan and rawalpindi and a number of princely states. Old maps of india from the ancient to the modern. The union of india is today the republic of india. Muslim population in india is roughly equal to muslim population of pakistan.

1947 independence day photos. After partition a sizable section of muslim population decided to move to pakistan. At least present day india is not a hindu homeland.