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Who ruled India in 1949 CE?

In 1949 CE, power in the subcontinent was shared among 5 major states and dynasties. Dates are conventional estimates.

Republic of India
Union of India: 28 states and 8 union territories today. Independent from 15 August 1947; a republic since 26 January 1950. Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica — India · Read: Independence and Partition, 1947
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 1949 CE?

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
30 Jan 1948: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated in Delhi. Mahatma Gandhi was shot while walking to his evening prayer meeting at Birla House on 30 January 1948, after spending his final months opposing communal violence. His death confronted the new republic with the loss of its most influential advocate of non-violence. Source: Gandhi Smriti: Chronology of Mahatma Gandhi
1949–50: The Constitution creates a democratic republic. Adopted in 1949 and effective from 26 January 1950, the Constitution established parliamentary government, federal institutions and justiciable fundamental rights. It has been amended repeatedly while remaining the republic’s legal framework. Source: Legislative Department: Constitution of India
1950 CE: Constitution comes into force
1951–52: Universal suffrage begins at extraordinary scale. India’s first general election put constitutional universal adult suffrage into practice on an extraordinary scale despite widespread poverty and limited literacy. Election administration has since become one of the world’s largest recurring democratic exercises. Source: Election Commission of India: First General Election
1952 CE: First general election concludes

Major Historical Milestones in 1949 CE

1949 CE: Constituent Assembly adopts the Constitution

Historical Events & Sourced Records (1949 CE)

The Constitution creates a democratic republic

Adopted in 1949 and effective from 26 January 1950, the Constitution established parliamentary government, federal institutions and justiciable fundamental rights. It has been amended repeatedly while remaining the republic’s legal framework.

Source: Legislative Department: Constitution of India

1949 ईस्वी में भारत का नक्शा: स्वतंत्र भारत (भारत गणराज्य)

1949 ईस्वी का यह इंटरैक्टिव नक्शा स्वतंत्र भारत (भारत गणराज्य) के समय का भारत दिखाता है। एक संवैधानिक गणराज्य जो लोकतंत्र, विकास और अद्भुत विविधता के साथ आगे बढ़ता है।

1949 ईस्वी में भारत पर किसका शासन था? भारत गणराज्य, मैसूर राज्य, मेवाड़, पुर्तगाली भारत, त्रावणकोर।

1949 mein Bharat ke pramukh rajya: Republic of India, Kingdom of Mysore, Mewar (Sisodia Rajputs). Ye Azad Bharat ka daur tha.