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Polity South Asia

British Raj

1858 CE – 1947 CE · 89 years

1858–1947 Crown rule in India

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How these dates were made

Real dates from Wikidata, checked against the atlas.

These are real dates: British Raj's founding and dissolution are recorded in Wikidata, and accepted here only because they agree with the centuries the atlas independently drew it in. The atlas itself draws the world at 6 moments in time, not continuously. The strip below covers those snapshots — 1880 CE to 1938 CE — which sits inside the fuller span above.

1880 CE 6 snapshots 1938 CE
1880 CE1900 CE1914 CE1920 CE1930 CE1938 CE

Elsewhere in South Asia at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · South Asia

Taj Mahal

1632 CE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Sri Lanka

Founded 1945 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · South Asia

Indian Rebellion of 1857

1857 CE – 1858 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Mount Everest

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Pakistan

Founded 1945 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Conflict · South Asia

Indo-Pakistani Wars

1947 CE – 1971 CE

Landmark · South Asia

Western Ghats

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · South Asia

Bangladesh

Founded 1945 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1858 CE and 1947 CE.

1878 CE Second Anglo-Afghan War 1903 CE British Expedition to Tibet 1919 CE Third Anglo-Afghan War 1919 CE Waziristan Campaigns 1921 CE Moplah Revolt (Malabar Rebellion) 1947 CE Indo-Pakistani Wars

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Christ the Redeemer Landmark · Americas 1931 CE – still standing Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Tea Clipper Route Trade route · Europe 1850 CE – 1880 CE World War I Conflict · Europe 1914 CE – 1918 CE Robert E. Lee Figure · United States 1807 CE – 1870 CE Parícutin Volcano Landmark · Americas 1943 CE – still standing
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