01181nam a2200205 i 4500008004100000020001800041040000800059082001600067100001500083245009400098260004700192300003000239336002600269337002800295338002700323500002000350520056500370650001200935700002800947240306s1995    xx            001 0 und d  a0-19-577569-4  aGCL  a954.03bBUR10aBurke, S.M40aThe British Raj In India : bAn Historical Review /cS.M Burke and Salim Al- Din Quraishi  aKarachi,bOxford University Press :c1995.  bhbk.a699 Pages :c22 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes Index.  aThe British Raj (1858–1947) was the period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent. After the Indian Rebellion of 1857, the British Crown took control from the East India Company, establishing the Raj with a viceroy governing in the name of the British monarch.

Under British rule, India saw major changes: new railways, telegraphs, and education systems were introduced, but the economy was reshaped to serve British interests. Many Indians suffered from poverty, famines, and heavy taxation, while British officials and companies grew wealthy.  aHistory10aQuraishi, Salim Al- Din