Partition of India
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The Partition of India was the 1947 division of British India into the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan, accompanied by massive communal violence and one of the largest population displacements in history.
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Target entity: Partition of India Context triple: [Pakistan, independenceEvent, Partition of India]
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Partition of Bengal 1905
The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was a controversial division of the Bengal province by the British colonial government that sparked widespread nationalist protest and helped galvanize the Indian independence movement.
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Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was a landmark Act of the British Parliament that ended colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent by creating the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
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Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a decades-long struggle, led by figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, to end British colonial rule and establish a sovereign, democratic India.
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Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, widespread uprising against British rule in India that marked a turning point in the subcontinent’s colonial history and is often regarded as the first war of Indian independence.
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British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Partition of India Target entity description: The Partition of India was the 1947 division of British India into the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan, accompanied by massive communal violence and one of the largest population displacements in history.
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A.
Partition of Bengal 1905
The Partition of Bengal in 1905 was a controversial division of the Bengal province by the British colonial government that sparked widespread nationalist protest and helped galvanize the Indian independence movement.
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B.
Indian Independence Act 1947
The Indian Independence Act 1947 was a landmark Act of the British Parliament that ended colonial rule in the Indian subcontinent by creating the independent dominions of India and Pakistan.
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C.
Indian independence movement
The Indian independence movement was a decades-long struggle, led by figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, to end British colonial rule and establish a sovereign, democratic India.
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D.
Indian Rebellion of 1857
The Indian Rebellion of 1857 was a major, widespread uprising against British rule in India that marked a turning point in the subcontinent’s colonial history and is often regarded as the first war of Indian independence.
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E.
British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (72)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
political partition ⓘ territorial division ⓘ |
| borderEstablished | Radcliffe Line ⓘ |
| cause |
Indian Independence Act 1947
ⓘ
surface form:
Mountbatten Plan
demand for a separate Muslim homeland ⓘ end of British colonial rule in India ⓘ religious and communal tensions ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
ethnic cleansing
ⓘ
forced migration ⓘ massacres ⓘ religious riots ⓘ |
| consequence |
Kashmir conflict
ⓘ
communal violence ⓘ creation of India ⓘ creation of Pakistan ⓘ division of Bengal ⓘ division of Punjab ⓘ mass migration ⓘ refugee crisis ⓘ |
| countryDivided | British India ⓘ |
| date |
1947-08-14
ⓘ
1947-08-15 ⓘ |
| dividedReligiousCommunities |
Hinduism
ⓘ
surface form:
Hindus
Muslims ⓘ Sikhism ⓘ
surface form:
Sikhs
|
| enactedBy |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of the United Kingdom
|
| estimatedDeaths |
hundreds of thousands
ⓘ
up to two million ⓘ |
| estimatedDisplacedPersons |
around 10 million
ⓘ
over 10 million ⓘ |
| hasAftermath |
communal tensions in South Asia
ⓘ
long-term India–Pakistan rivalry ⓘ ongoing border disputes ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Partition of India
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Radcliffe Line demarcation
partition of Assam ⓘ partition of Bengal ⓘ partition of Punjab ⓘ partition of Sylhet ⓘ |
| involvedOrganization |
All India Muslim League
ⓘ
surface form:
All-India Muslim League
UK government ⓘ
surface form:
British Government
Indian National Congress ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
Cyril Radcliffe
ⓘ
Jawaharlal Nehru ⓘ Lord Louis Mountbatten ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi ⓘ Muhammad Ali Jinnah ⓘ |
| language |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ Hindi ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| legalBasis | Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ |
| location |
British India
ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ |
| locationAffected |
Assam
ⓘ
Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Bengal region
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir ⓘ
surface form:
Kashmir
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Frontier Province
Punjab ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab region
Sindh ⓘ |
| proposedBy |
All India Muslim League
ⓘ
surface form:
All-India Muslim League
|
| relatedEvent |
Direct Action Day
ⓘ
Indian independence movement ⓘ Kashmir conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
|
| resultedInCreationOf |
Dominion of India
ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of Pakistan
|
| studiedIn |
South Asian history
ⓘ
migration studies ⓘ postcolonial studies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1947 ⓘ |
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