India proper
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India proper also called Hindustan proper[1] are terms usually used in reference to the Northern Indian subcontinent especially the Indo-Gangetic Plains.
India proper was used to describe the regions of Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Malwa, Rajputana, Delhi, Agra, Oudh, Bihar and Bengal.[2]
During the period of the British Indian Empire, it was used to for 'India' without the province of Burma, province of Aden and British Ceylon.[3]
References
- ↑ Mudie, Robert (1830). Picture of India : Geographical, Historical and Descriptive. Whittaker, Treacher & Company. Search this book on
- ↑ Conder, Josiah (1828). India. J. Duncan. Search this book on
- ↑ Lethbridge, Sir Roper (1879). History of India. Brown. Search this book on
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