british officials partitioned indian into india and pakistan because of indian independence act 1947.
why did british officials partition indian into india and pakistan?
indian independence act 1947
the partition of india was the division of british india in 1947 which accompanied the creation of two independent dominions, india and pakistan. the dominion of india is today the republic of india and dominion of pakistan, the islamic republic of pakistan and the people's republic of bangladesh. the "partition" involved the division of two provinces, bengal and the punjab, based on district-wise hindu or muslim majorities. it also involved the division of the british indian army, the royal indian navy, the indian civil service, the railways, and the central treasury, between the two new dominions. the partition was set forth in the indian independence act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the british raj, or crown rule in india. the two self-governing countries of india and pakistan legally came into existence at midnight on 14–15 august 1947.
partition of india
the 129th dco baluchis served on the western front in france and belgium, where they became the first indian regiment to attack the germans and the only indian regiment to fight in both the first & second battles of ypres. at hollebeke, during the first ypres, sepoy khudadad khan became the first muslim and pre partition indian soldier to win the victoria cross; britain's highest decoration for valour. prior to 1911 pre partition indian soldiers had not been eligible for the victoria cross. the battalion would go on to serve with distinction in german east africa alongside the 127th qmo baluch light infantry and 130th kgo baluchis. meanwhile, the 1st and 3rd battalions of 124th dco baluchistan infantry served in persia, while the 2nd distinguished itself in mesopotamia and palestine.
10th baluch regiment