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{{Short description|Division of British India into India and Pakistan (1947)}}
The '''Partition of India''' was the division of [[British India]] into two independent nations, [[India]] and [[Pakistan]], on August 15, 1947.

== Causes ==
* Religious tensions between [[Hindus]] and [[Muslims]].
* Demand for a separate Muslim state led by the [[All-India Muslim League]] and [[Muhammad Ali Jinnah]].

== Impact ==
* Massive population exchanges, with millions displaced along religious lines.
* Widespread violence and communal riots.
* Establishment of India as a secular nation and Pakistan as an Islamic republic.

== See Also ==
* [[Indian Independence Act 1947]]
* [[British India]]

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