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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>
'''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 [[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 on ====*[[Bengal Districts]] *[[Bombay Districts]]*[[Madras Districts]]*[[Central Provinces and Berar Districts]]*[[Madras North West Frontier Districts]]. *[[Punjab Districts]]*[[United Provinces Districts]]*[[Burma 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]]
