In what year was India unified?
It was on this date that, in accordance with the British Parliament’s India Independence Act of July 18, 1947, the Union of India and Pakistan were created from the former “British India” that had been a part of the British Empire.
Was India ever unified?
The Maurya Empire (322–185 BCE) unified most of the Indian subcontinent into one state, and was the largest empire ever to exist on the Indian subcontinent.
What is the concept of unified India?
Akhand Bharat (“Undivided India” or “Greater India”), or Akhand Hindustan, is a dream of right wing Hindu nationalist such as RSS and VHP for unified Indian subcontinent under Sanatana rule. It posits that modern-day Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka is one nation.
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