WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -British raj, period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 until the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947.

Detailed explanation-2: -As the Crown took over rule in India in 1858, so Parliament’s involvement in Indian affairs increased. The governance of India was often reviewed and the British Parliament passed a total of 196 Acts concerning the continent between 1858 and 1947.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beginning in 1858 and continuing until India and Pakistan attained their respective independence in 1947, the British ruled India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Maurya Empire (322–185 BCE) unified most of the Indian subcontinent into one state, and was the largest empire ever to exist on the Indian subcontinent. At its greatest extent, the Mauryan Empire stretched to the north up to the natural boundaries of the Himalayas and to the east into what is now Assam.