when did britain set up colonies in india
The British Raj (rÄj, meaning rule in Hindi) was the rule of Great Britain in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947.n general, the term British India had been used (and is still used) to refer also to the regions under the rule of the British East India Company in India from 1600 to 1858. The term has also been used to refer to the British in India.