Radcliffe Commission

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The Radcliffe Commission was a British boundary-drawing body led by Sir Cyril Radcliffe that in 1947 demarcated the borders between India and Pakistan, including the partition of Bengal and Punjab.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government body
boundary commission
appliesToJurisdiction British India
Dominion of India
Dominion of Pakistan
appointedBy British Indian government
Lord Mountbatten
chairperson Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
country United Kingdom
dissolved 1947
effect contested borders between India and Pakistan
large-scale population displacement
endTime August 1947
fieldOfWork border delimitation
international boundary law
followedBy Indo-Pakistani boundary disputes
hasMember Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
hasPart Bengal Boundary Commission
Punjab Boundary Commission
historyOfTopic Bangladesh–India border
India–Pakistan border
inception 1947
jurisdiction territories of future India and Pakistan
legalBasis Indian Independence Act 1947
locationOfWork Bengal
Punjab
namedAfter Cyril Radcliffe, 1st Viscount Radcliffe
notableWork award of boundary awards for Bengal
award of boundary awards for Punjab
partOf partition of British India
process of Indian independence
product Radcliffe Line
reasonForDissolution completion of boundary demarcation
significantEvent Partition of India
creation of the Radcliffe Line
startTime July 1947
task demarcation of the boundary between India and Pakistan
partition of Bengal
partition of Punjab

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Partition of Bengal 1947 boundaryDefinedBy Radcliffe Commission
India–Pakistan border hasDemarcationAuthority Radcliffe Commission
Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal alsoKnownAs Radcliffe Commissions
linked to: Radcliffe Commission
Boundary Commissions for Punjab and Bengal alsoKnownAs Radcliffe Boundary Commissions
linked to: Radcliffe Commission
Radcliffe Award issuedBy Radcliffe Boundary Commission
linked to: Radcliffe Commission
Radcliffe Award basedOn Radcliffe Commission report
linked to: Radcliffe Commission