India - Political Subdivisions (1946) (Map) Color Changing Mug 11oz

"India - Political Subdivisions (1946) (Map)" This map represents the political subdivisions of India as they stood in 1946, a year before the country gained independence. The British Raj, the administrative system of the British Empire in India, had been divided into provinces and princely states prior to this time. Provinces were directly governed by the British and included regions like Bengal, Bombay (now Maharashtra), Madras (now Tamil Nadu), United Provinces (now Uttar Pradesh), Punjab, etc. These provinces were further divided into districts, talukas, and tehsils for administrative purposes. The princely states, on the other hand, were governed by native rulers under a treaty with the British. Examples include Hyderabad, Mysore, Jammu & Kashmir, and Travancore among others. After India's independence in 1947, most of these princely states either merged into the Indian Union or remained as separate entities but came under the Dominion of India. The map provides a historical perspective on India's political structure at the time, which was about to undergo significant changes with the impending independence and partition of the country into India and Pakistan.