Chief Commissioner's Province in the context of "Empress of India"

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⭐ Core Definition: Chief Commissioner's Province

Chief Commissioner's Province refers to a middle-level and minor type of province in British India and in the post-colonial successor states, not headed by a (lieutenant-)governor but by a Chief commissioner, notably :

Chief commissioner's province refers to the province that was not in the direct control of the Lieutenant Governor of British India. In Pakistan the province Baluchistan was the chief commissioner's provinces.

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👉 Chief Commissioner's Province in the context of Empress of India

Emperor (or Empress) of India was a title used by British monarchs from 1 May 1876 (with the Royal Titles Act 1876) to 22 June 1948 to signify their sovereignty over the British Indian Empire as its imperial head of state. The image of the Emperor or Empress appeared on Indian currency, in government buildings, railway stations, courts, on statues, etc. Oaths of allegiance were made to the Emperor or Empress and the lawful successors by the governors-general, princes, governors, commissioners in India in events such as imperial durbars.

The title was abolished on 22 June 1948, with the Indian Independence Act 1947, under which George VI made a royal proclamation that the words "Emperor of India" were to be omitted in styles of address and from customary titles. This was almost a year after he became the titular head of the newly partitioned and independent dominions of India and Pakistan in 1947. These were abolished upon the establishment of the Republic of India in 1950 and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in 1956.

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Chief Commissioner's Province in the context of British rule in Burma

British colonial rule in Burma lasted from 1824 to 1948, from the successive three Anglo-Burmese Wars through the creation of Burma as a province of British India to the establishment of an independently administered colony separate from British colonial India, and finally independence. The region under British control was known as British Burma, and officially known as Burma (Burmese: မြန်မာနိုင်ငံတော်) from 1886.

Some portions of Burmese territories, including Arakan and Tenasserim, were annexed by the British after their victory in the First Anglo-Burmese War; Lower Burma was annexed in 1852 after the Second Anglo-Burmese War. These territories were designated as a chief commissioner's province known as British Burma in 1862.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← British rule in Burma ← Empress of India ← Separation of British Burma ← Emperor of India ← British Burma
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Presidencies and provinces of British India → Lieutenant-governor → Governor → Chief commissioner → India → Chief Commissioner's Province of Ajmer-Merwara → Chief Commissioner's Province of Andaman and Nicobar Islands → Chief Commissioner's Province of Assam → Central Provinces and Berar → Chief Commissioner's Province of Coorg → Chief Commissioner's Province of Himachal Pradesh → Pakistan → North-West Frontier Province (1901–55) → Chief Commissioner's Province of Balochistan →