Partition of India

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