Territorial evolution of India

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Territorial evolution of India

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[[India]] gained independence from the [[British Empire]] on 15 August, 1947.

==1757-1857 (Company rule in India)==
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==1857-1947 (British Raj)==
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==1947-1950 (Dominion of India)==
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!scope=row|15 August, 1947
|The newly independent country had the following governors' provinces:
* [[Assam (1947-1963)|Assam]]
* [[Bihar]]
* [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay]]
* [[Central Provinces and Berar]]
* [[East Punjab]]
* [[Madras Presidency|Madras]]
* [[Odisha|Orissa]]
* [[United Provinces (1937-1950)|United Provinces]]
* [[West Bengal]]
The following were Chief commissioners' provinces:
* [[Ajmer-Merwara]]
* [[Coorg Province|Coorg]]
* [[Delhi]]
[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] remained under central administration.
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!scope=row|15 February, 1948
|[[Saurashtra (state)|United State of Kathiawar]] joins India.
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!scope=row|March 1948
|Greater Rajasthan joins India.
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!scope=row|18 March, 1948
|[[Matsya States Union]] joins India
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!scope=row|4 April, 1948
|[[Vindhya Pradesh|Union of Baghelkhand and Bundelkhand States]] joins India.
|[[File:Vindhya Pradesh in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|15 April, 1948
|Himachal Pradesh joins India.
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!scope=row|28 May, 1948
|[[Madhya Bharat]] joins India.
|[[File:Madhya Bharat in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|1 June, 1948
|[[Kutch State|Kutch]] joins India.
|[[File:Kutch in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|15 July, 1948
|[[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PEPSU) joins India.
|[[File:PEPSU in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|17 September, 1948
|[[Hyderabad State (1948-1956)|Hyderabad]] joins India.
|[[File:Hyderabad in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|12 October, 1948
|[[Bilaspur State (1950-1954)|Bilaspur]] joins India.
|[[File:Bilaspur in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|1 November, 1948
|United State of Kathiawar renamed to United State of Saurashtra.
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!scope=row|January 1949
|[[Junagadh State|Junagadh]] joins Saurashtra.
|[[File:Saurashtra in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|30 March, 1949
|Formation of [[Rajasthan]].
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!scope=row|15 May, 1949
|Matsya States Union merged with Greater Rajasthan to form the United States of Rajasthan
|[[File:Rajasthan in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|1 June, 1949
|[[Bhopal State (1949-1956)|Bhopal]] joins India.
|[[File:Bhopal in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|1 July, 1949
|[[Travancore-Cochin|United State of Travancore and Cochin]] joins India.
|[[File:Travancore-Cochin in India (1951).svg|250px]]
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!scope=row|15 October, 1949
|[[Tripura]] and [[Manipur]] joins India.
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==1950-present (Republic of India)==
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==See also==
* [[List of territorial disputes]]
* [[Geography of India]]
* [[States and union territories of India]]
* [[Political integration of India]]
* [[List of Indian state days]]

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