Partition of India
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.