India Map 1942: Who Ruled India Then?

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India Map 1942 CE — Historical Map & Timeline

Mass satyagraha, revolutionary action, labour, peasant and regional movements converge against colonial rule.

The interactive map shows the atlas’s nearest drawn reconstruction (1930 CE). Frontiers moved in between, so use the list of powers below for 1942 CE.

Who ruled India in 1942 CE?

In 1942 CE, power in the subcontinent was shared among 6 major states and dynasties. Dates are conventional estimates.

British Raj
British India and hundreds of princely states. Direct Crown rule after the Revolt of 1857, until independence and Partition. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — British raj · Read: The Revolt of 1857
Hyderabad State (Nizams)
Deccan; capital Hyderabad. Asaf Jahi Nizams, the most populous princely state, integrated into India in 1948. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Hyderabad historical state India
Kingdom of Mysore
Southern Karnataka. Wodeyar kingdom, independent of Vijayanagara from about 1610; under Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan from 1761 to 1799. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Wadiyars
Mewar (Sisodia Rajputs)
Southern Rajasthan; capitals Chittor, later Udaipur. Rajput kingdom of Rana Kumbha, Rana Sanga and Maharana Pratap; a princely state under British paramountcy from 1818, merged into Rajasthan in 1949. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Udaipur (historical state)
Portuguese India (Goa, Daman and Diu)
Goa and coastal enclaves. Goa was taken in 1510 and remained Portuguese until 1961. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Goa
Travancore
Southern Kerala. Kingdom of Marthanda Varma; merged into Travancore-Cochin in 1949. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — Travancore

What happened in India around 1942 CE?

1929 CE: Congress declares Purna Swaraj
1930: The Salt March makes an everyday commodity political. Gandhi and 78 companions walked from Sabarmati to Dandi to challenge the colonial salt monopoly. The action sparked civil disobedience across India, with women and local organisers expanding the movement far beyond the original march. Source: Gandhi Heritage Portal — Dandi March chronology
1931 CE: Gandhi-Irwin Pact is signed
1942–1945: Quit India and the INA intensify the final phase. After the Congress leadership was arrested in August 1942, local protest, underground networks and parallel governments continued with varying methods. In Southeast Asia, Subhas Chandra Bose led the Indian National Army against British power; the INA trials later stirred public and military opinion in India. Source: Ministry of Culture — Quit India Movement
1943 CE: Azad Hind government proclaimed
1946 CE: Cabinet Mission proposes a transfer
17 August 1947: Boundary awards are published. The announcement of the boundaries followed independence, deepening uncertainty in the affected areas. Source: The National Archives — Partition of British India

Major Historical Milestones in 1942 CE

1942 CE: Quit India resolution

Historical Events & Sourced Records (1942 CE)

Quit India and the INA intensify the final phase

After the Congress leadership was arrested in August 1942, local protest, underground networks and parallel governments continued with varying methods. In Southeast Asia, Subhas Chandra Bose led the Indian National Army against British power; the INA trials later stirred public and military opinion in India.

Source: Ministry of Culture — Quit India Movement

1942 ईस्वी में भारत का नक्शा: भारत का स्वतंत्रता संग्राम

1942 ईस्वी का यह इंटरैक्टिव नक्शा भारत का स्वतंत्रता संग्राम के समय का भारत दिखाता है। सत्याग्रह, क्रांतिकारी आंदोलन, किसान-मज़दूर और क्षेत्रीय आंदोलन औपनिवेशिक शासन के विरुद्ध एकजुट होते हैं।

1942 ईस्वी में भारत पर किसका शासन था? ब्रिटिश राज, हैदराबाद रियासत (निज़ाम), मैसूर राज्य, मेवाड़, पुर्तगाली भारत, त्रावणकोर।

1942 mein Bharat ke pramukh rajya: British Raj, Hyderabad State (Nizams), Kingdom of Mysore. Ye Azadi ki Ladai ka daur tha.