The British Raj of India.
The British Raj of India. Preface. See British Empire. From 1858 to 1947. Included area. The British occupied territories during this period included present-day India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, and occasionally Aden (1858 to 1937), Lower Burma (1858 to 1937), and Upper Burma (1886 to 1937). Separated from British India in 1937), British Somalia (1884-1898) and Singapore (1858-1867) are also considered part of the British Empire. In the Middle East, immediately after World War I, British-occupied Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq) was also managed by the British Government's Indian Office. The Indian rupee continued to be used in many parts of the Middle East and East Africa. Excluded areas. Elsewhere in the region, Ceylon (present-day Sri Lanka), a British territory under the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, was a British colony and was not part of British India. In addition, the kingdoms of Nepal an