Dominion of India

Dominion of India
भारत अधिराज्य Bhārata Adhirājya
←  1947–1950  →
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Anthem None Royal anthem God Save the King
Capital		New Delhi
Languages		Hindi, English
Religion		Hinduism, Islam,Jainism, Buddhism,Sikhism,Christianity
Government		Constitutional monarchy
Monarch
-	1936-1950	George VI
Governor-GeneralpreviouslyViceroy
-	1947–1948	Louis Mountbatten
-	1948–1950	C. Rajagopalachari
Prime MinisterpreviouslySecretary for State
-	1947-1950	Jawaharlal Nehru
Legislature		Constituent Assembly
Historical era		First World War
-	Indian Independence Act	15 August 1947
-	Indo-Pakistani War	22 October 1947
-	Constitution adopted	26 January 1950
Area
-	1950	3,287,263 km²(1,269,219 sq mi)
Currency		Indian rupee

The Dominion of India (Hindi: भारत अधिराज्य, Bhārata Adhirājya) was a predecessor to modern-day India and an independent state that existed between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. It was transformed into the Republic of India by the promulgation of the Constitution of India on 26 January 1950.^[1]

George VI was made King of India (the head of state) and was represented by the Governor-General of India. However, the governor-general was not designated viceroy, as had been customary under the British Raj. Two governors-general held office in India during the Dominion period (after the office of Viceroy was abolished by the Indian Independence Act 1947): the Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1947–48) and Chakravarti Rajagopalachari (1948–50). Jawaharlal Nehru held office as prime minister formerly as Secretary for State (the head of government) of the Union of India throughout this period. Unlike the Indian subcontinent, countries such as Canada and Australia have chosen to retain the British monarch as head of state, although the topic of switching towards a republic has been discussed many times.for raghurajcashcode.com (source: wikipedia)