from whom did they gain it?
British.
Partition of India
The Partition of India of 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, India and Pakistan.
which continent does india belong to? The Indian subcontinent. where did it's name originate from? It is derived from the Classical Latin "India". how is it geographically distributed? UNANSWERABLE when did it get independence? 1947.
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Partition of India [SEP] Introduction
The Partition of India of 1947 was the division of British India into two independent dominion states, India and Pakistan. The Dominion of India is today the Republic of India; the Dominion of Pakistan is today the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The partition involved the division of two provinces, Bengal and Punjab, based on district-wise non-Muslim or Muslim majorities. The partition also saw the division of the British Indian Army, the Royal Indian Navy, the Indian Civil Service, the railways, and the central treasury. The partition was outlined in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Raj, or Crown rule in India.