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The Radcliffe Line, the border between the Dominions of India and Pakistan, is revealed.
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Radcliffe Line
Boundary of the Partition of India
The Radcliffe Line was the boundary demarcated by the two boundary commissions for the provinces of Punjab and Bengal during the Partition of India. It is named after Cyril Radcliffe, who, as the joint chairman of the two boundary commissions, had the ultimate responsibility to…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dominion of India
India between 1947 and 1950
The Dominion of India, officially the Union of India, was an independent dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations existing between 15 August 1947 and 26 January 1950. Until its independence, India had been ruled as an informal empire by the United Kingdom. The empire,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Dominion of Pakistan
Pakistan between 1947 and 1956
The Dominion of Pakistan, officially Pakistan, was an independent federal dominion in the British Commonwealth of Nations, which existed from 14 August 1947 to 23 March 1956. It was created by the passing of the Indian Independence Act 1947 by the British parliament, which also…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)