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In 1858 the control of [[British India]] was transferred to the Crown whose representative was the [[Governor-General]] otherwise known as the Viceroy. The land was divided into Provinces under local administrations. At the turn of the 20th century there were eight major or the division was as follows:<br> '''Regulation Major Provinces''' which comprised comprising the older provinces which had enjoyed a longer period of settled government. They were headed by a Governor or Lieutenant-Governor (except Central Provinces) and were: [[Bengal (Province)|Bengal]], [[Madras (Province)|Madras]], [[Bombay (Province)|Bombay]], [[United Provinces]], [[Central Provinces]], [[Punjab]], [[Assam]] and [[AssamBurma]].<br> '''Minor Provinces''' that were administered by a Chief Commissioner and were [[North West Frontier Province]]. British [[Baluchistan]], [[Coorg]], [[Ajmer-Merwara]] and [[Andaman Islands|Andaman & Nicobar Islands]].<br>
The provinces were further broken down into [[Divisions]] each of which had a number of Districts.
====See related articles====
*[[Ajmer-Merwara Districts]]
*[[Andaman & Nicobar Districts]]
*[[Assam Districts]]
*[[Baluchistan Districts]]
*[[Bengal Districts]]
*[[Bombay Districts]]
*[[Burma Districts]]
*[[Central Provinces and Berar Districts]]
*[[Coorg Districts]]
*[[Eastern Bengal and Assam Districts]]
*[[Madras Districts]]
*[[North West Frontier Districts]]
*[[Punjab Districts]]
*[[United Provinces Districts]]
==External links==
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_India#Provinces_of_India_.281858.E2.80.931947.29 Provinces of British India] Wikipedia
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[[Category:Provinces| Provinces of British India]]
