India — • The peninsula is separated on the north from Tibet and Central Asia by the Himalaya, Hindu Kush, and Karakoram mountains, and some lower ranges divide it from Afghanistan and Baluchistan Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. India … Catholic encyclopedia
India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… … Universalium
India Act — (1858) An act of the British parliament abolishing the East India Company, which had conquered a large Indian empire, and replaced its rule with that of a viceroy directly responsible to the British government. The East India Company,… … Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914
1853 in the United Kingdom — Events from the year 1853 in the United Kingdom.Incumbents*Monarch Victoria of the United Kingdom *Prime Minister George Hamilton Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, PeeliteEvents* 18 February a treaty is signed with the United States concerning… … Wikipedia
1853 in rail transport — EventsJanuary events* January 25 The Cincinnati, Cambridge and Chicago Short Line Railway, a predecessor of Pennsylvania Railroad, is incorporated in Indiana to build from New Castle southeast via Cambridge to the Ohio state line. * January The… … Wikipedia
Company rule in India — For usage, see British Empire in India Company rule in India Colony of the East India Company ↓ … Wikipedia
East India Company — This article is about the 17th 19th century English trading company . For other uses, see East India Company (disambiguation). East India Company Company flag after 1801 Former type Public … Wikipedia
Honourable East India Company — Infobox Defunct Company company name = East India Company company slogan = fate = Dissolved and activities absorbed by Crown successor = foundation = 1600 defunct = 1858 (formally dissolved in 1873) location = London industry = key people =… … Wikipedia
Fusil Enfield Pattern 1853 — Le fusil militaire britannique Enfield Pattern 1853 est un rifle musket (fusil à poudre noire, à un coup, se chargeant par la bouche, à canon rayé et à mise à feu par capsules de fulminate de mercure) produit par l Arsenal royal d Enfield (et des … Wikipédia en Français
List of butterflies of India (Papilionidae) — This is a list of the butterflies of family Papilionidae, or the Swallowtails , which are found in India. This family of large and beautiful butterflies is well represented with about 84 species found within Indian borders, the exact number… … Wikipedia