Partition of India
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Religion, Ethics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution, Geography
- Subcategories: Race, Ethnicity, Racism, Islam, Muslims, Mosques, Nationalism, Violence, Hinduism, Hindus
- Curriculum: Asian History
- Geographical Location: South Asia, India, Pakistan
- Date: August, 1947
Article abstract: Type of action: Rioting and forced population exchange. Result: Mass ethnic violence marked the beginning of the history of India and Pakistan as separate nations.
After Britain decided to give India its independence, the Hindu-dominated Indian National Congress and the Muslim League failed to negotiate a compromise that would have unified postcolonial India. Lord Louis Mountbatten, who was trusted by both Muslims and Hindus, was appointed British viceroy to preside over the partition. When both India and Pakistan (the name given to the homeland...
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