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- 230 BC to 230 CE
- 300 BC To 300 CE
- Early 300 CE TO 600 CE
- 275 CE- - 897CE
- (543- 757 AD) and then (975-1189 AD)
- 593 CE - 982 CE
- 850 CE to 1279 CE
- 952 CE to 1343 CE
- 180 CE to 624 CE
- 700CE to 1200CE
- 1206- 1526 CE
- 1540 CE to 1555 CE
- 1526 CE to 1707 CE
- 1336- 1646 AD
- 1347 CE to 1527 CE
- 1773-1858
- 1858- 1947
- 1947 - Present
- It declared India an independent and sovereign state on August 15, 1947, ending British authority in India.
- It called for the partition of India and the establishment of two sovereign, Indian and Pakistani dominions, each with the right to withdraw from the British Commonwealth.
- It abolished the viceroyalty and established a governor-general for each dominion, who was to be nominated by the British King on the recommendation of the dominion government. His Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom was not to be held responsible for the governments of India or Pakistan.
- It gave the two dominions' Constituent Assemblies the right to draft and approve any constitution for their separate countries, as well as annul any British Parliament legislation, including the Independence Act itself.
- It gave both dominions' Constituent Assemblies the right to legislate for their separate regions until new constitutions were created and implemented. After August 15, 1947, no Act of the British Parliament could be extended to either of the two dominions unless it was preceded by a statute of the dominion's legislature.
- The secretary of state for India was disbanded, and his responsibilities were moved to the secretary of state for Commonwealth Affairs.
- From August 15, 1947, it declared the end of British supremacy over Indian princely kingdoms and treaty agreements with tribal lands.
- It gave Indian princely states the option of joining the Dominion of India or the Dominion of Pakistan, or remaining independent.
- The Government of India Act of 1935 was used to rule each of the dominions and provinces until the new Constitutions were drafted. The dominions, on the other hand, were given the authority to amend the Act.
- It took away the British Monarch's ability to reject measures or request that specific bills be reserved for his approval. This power, however, was reserved for the Governor-General. In the name of His Majesty, the Governor-General would have complete authority to consent to any measure.
- It named the Governor-General of India and the provincial governors as the states' constitutional (nominal) leaders. In all things, they were required to follow the advice of their individual councils of ministers.
- It removed the title of Emperor of India from the king of England's regal titles.
- It stopped the secretary of state for India from appointing civil servants and reserving jobs. Civil servants who were hired before August 15, 1947, would continue to receive any perks that they were entitled to up to that period.