British India
British India refers to the rule of the British Empire in South Asia in areas that were for hundreds of years under the influence of the English and later the British. From the 1600s to 1858, those areas were run by the East India Company. From 1858 to 1947, they were the ruled directly by the British Empire under the British Raj. Some areas were under the direct rule of the Governor-General of India, who was appointed by the Government of the United Kingdom in London, and he was also called a viceroy since he represented the British monarch. The British monarch was also considered as the emperor or empress of India.