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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 the division was as follows:<br> | 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 the division was as follows:<br> | ||
'''Major Provinces''' 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 [[Burma]].<br> | '''Major Provinces''' 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 [[Burma]].<br> | ||
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The provinces were further broken down into [[Divisions]] each of which had a number of Districts. | The provinces were further broken down into [[Divisions]] each of which had a number of Districts. | ||
====See related articles==== | ====See related articles==== | ||
*[[Ajmer-Merwara Districts]] | |||
*[[Andaman & Nicobar Districts]] | |||
*[[Assam Districts]] | |||
*[[Baluchistan Districts]] | |||
*[[Bengal Districts]] | *[[Bengal Districts]] | ||
*[[Bombay Districts]] | *[[Bombay Districts]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Burma Districts]] | ||
*[[Central Provinces and Berar Districts]] | *[[Central Provinces and Berar Districts]] | ||
*[[Coorg Districts]] | |||
*[[Eastern Bengal and Assam Districts]] | |||
*[[Madras Districts]] | |||
*[[North West Frontier Districts]] | |||
*[[Punjab Districts]] | *[[Punjab Districts]] | ||
*[[ | *[[United Provinces Districts]] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_India#Provinces_of_India_.281858.E2.80.931947.29 Provinces of British India] Wikipedia | [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:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Provinces| Provinces of British India]] | [[Category:Provinces| Provinces of British India]] | ||