Dominion of India

period of Indian history between 1947 and 1950
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The Dominion of India was founded on August 15, 1947. It was dissolved on January 26, 1950.

Dominion of India

Summary

Dominion of India is a dominion of the British Empire[1]. It draws 969 Wikipedia views per month (dominion_of_the_british_empire category, ranking #5 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • Dominion of India's religion is recorded as secularism[3].
  • Dominion of India's head of government is recorded as Jawaharlal Nehru[4].
  • Dominion of India is on the continent of Asia[5].
  • Dominion of India's instance of is recorded as dominion of the British Empire[6].
  • Dominion of India's instance of is recorded as historical country[7].
  • Dominion of India's head of state is recorded as C. Rajagopalachari[8].
  • Dominion of India's head of state is recorded as Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma[9].
  • Dominion of India's head of state is recorded as George VI[10].
  • Dominion of India's capital is recorded as New Delhi[11].
  • Dominion of India's currency is recorded as Indian rupee[12].
  • Dominion of India's anthem is recorded as God Save the King[13].
  • Dominion of India's basic form of government is recorded as constitutional monarchy[14].
  • Dominion of India's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary monarchy[15].
  • Dominion of India's legislative body is recorded as Constituent Assembly of India[16].
  • Dominion of India's Commons category is recorded as Dominion of India[17].
  • August 15, 1947 marks the founding of Dominion of India[18].
  • Dominion of India was dissolved in January 26, 1950[19].
  • Dominion of India's office held by head of government is recorded as prime minister[20].
  • Dominion of India's replaces is recorded as British Raj[21].
  • Dominion of India's replaced by is recorded as India[22].
  • Dominion of India's office held by head of state is recorded as King of India[23].
  • Dominion of India's office held by head of state is recorded as Governor-General of India[24].

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Founding

August 15, 1947 marks the founding of Dominion of India[18].

Dissolution

Dominion of India was dissolved in January 26, 1950[19].

Why It Matters

Dominion of India draws 969 Wikipedia views per month (dominion_of_the_british_empire category, ranking #5 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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