The Republic of India is the largest country in the South Asian subcontinent, bordering China, Nepal and Bhutan in the northeast, Bangladesh in the northeast, Myanmar in the east, Sri Lanka across the sea in the southeast and Pakistan in the northwest. It borders the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Arabian Sea in the west, with a coastline of 5,560 kilometers. It covers an area of about 2.98 million square kilometers (excluding the Indian-occupied area on the Sino-Indian border and the actual control area of Kashmir, etc.). ).

The development of history

Indus civilization was founded between 2500 BC and 1500 BC. Around 1500 BC, an Aryan who originally lived in Central Asia entered the South Asian subcontinent, conquered the local aborigines and founded Brahmanism.

The Peacock Dynasty, which rose in the 4th century BC, unified India, and reached its peak in the 3rd century BC when Ashoka ruled, making Buddhism the state religion. The Gupta dynasty was founded in the 4th century, and it became centralized and ruled for more than 200 years. In the Middle Ages, there were many small countries and Hinduism rose.

1398, Turkic Mongols invaded India from Central Asia. The Mughal Empire was founded in 1526 and became one of the world powers at that time. 1600 Britain began to invade India. 1757 India became a British colony, and 1849 all its territory was occupied by Britain.

1In June, 947, Britain divided India into two autonomous regions, India and Pakistan, through the Mountbatten Plan. In August of the same year, India became independent on 15. 1950 65438+1On October 26th, the Indian Constitution came into effect, and India was established as a republic while maintaining its membership in the Commonwealth.

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