Britain's Indian Empire
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The British Empire did influence the human landscape of South Asia, although its culture remained largely intact. Britain began establishing colonies in 1857 through the trade activities of the British East India Company. British ruled this region for nearly 100 years. Figure 8.7 shows the extent of Britain's Indian Empire. Note that this map includes the country of Burma (now Myanmar), which we will study in Unit 9.
Figure 8.7 Britain's Indian Empire in 1909. (J.G. Bartholemew, The Imperial Gazetteer of India, 1907–1909. Public Domain).
Source: J.G. Bartholemew, The Imperial Gazetteer of India, https://dsal.uchicago.edu/maps/gazetteer/images/gazetteer_frontcover.jpg
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