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In what year did India gain independence from Britain?

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1947 uint256

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www.parliament.uk, britannica entry on india / the indian independence act 1947 (https://www.britannica.com/place/india), stating india became independent on 15 august 1947, britannica entry on indian independence (britannica.com), stating india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., britannica, "india" (britannica.com/place/india), history section: india gained independence from british rule on 15 august 1947., britannica, "india" (britannica.com/place/india): india attained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., britannica, "india" (https://www.britannica.com/place/india), history section, states india attained independence from british rule on 15 august 1947., britannica, "india" (https://www.britannica.com/place/india), section on independence, states india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., britannica, "india" article: india became independent of british rule on august 15, 1947 (https://www.britannica.com/place/india), britannica, "india" entry, history section (britannica.com) — states india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., britannica, "india", https://www.britannica.com/place/india — india became independent of british rule on 15 august 1947, britannica, "indian independence act 1947" and "india" entry: india gained independence from britain on august 15, 1947., britannica, 'indian independence act of 1947' (britannica.com/event/indian-independence-act) — india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., britannica, https://www.britannica.com/place/india, history section: india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947, en.wikipedia.org, encyclopaedia britannica (britannica.com/place/india), entry 'india', section on independence, stating india gained independence from british rule on august 15, 1947, encyclopaedia britannica, "india" (britannica.com/place/india), history section: india became an independent nation on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "india" (britannica.com/place/india), history section: india became independent on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "india" (britannica.com/place/india), history section: india gained independence from the united kingdom on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "india" (britannica.com/place/india), section on independence: india attained independence from british rule on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "india" (britannica.com/place/india), section on independence: india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947 under the indian independence act 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "india" (britannica.com/place/india), which states india achieved independence from british rule on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "india" (britannica.com/place/india), which states india achieved independence from british rule on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "india" / "indian independence act" entry: https://www.britannica.com/topic/indian-independence-act - states india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "india" and "indian independence act, 1947" (https://www.britannica.com/place/india and https://www.britannica.com/event/indian-independence-act), stating india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "india", section "independence" (britannica.com/place/india) — states india gained independence from britain on august 15, 1947, under the indian independence act 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "indian independence act 1947" and "india" country entry, britannica.com, accessed 2026-09-26: india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "indian independence act of 1947" (britannica.com), which states the act came into force on 15 august 1947, ending british rule in india., encyclopaedia britannica, "indian independence act of 1947" (britannica.com/topic/indian-independence-act) and britannica's "india" history article, both stating india gained independence from britain on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "indian independence act" / "india" entry (britannica.com), states india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "indian independence act" / "india" entry (britannica.com), which states india achieved independence from british rule on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, "indian independence act" / "india" entry (britannica.com), which states india became independent from british rule on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, 'india' (britannica.com/place/india), section 'the transfer of power', stating india became independent on 15 august 1947; corroborated by the uk national archives (nationalarchives.gov.uk) records on the indian independence act 1947, encyclopaedia britannica, 'india' article: india gained independence from britain on august 15, 1947, encyclopaedia britannica, 'india' entry (britannica.com/place/india), history section: india gained independence from britain on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, 'india' entry, history section (https://www.britannica.com/place/india/history) — states india became independent on august 15, 1947, encyclopaedia britannica, 'india' entry, history section, https://www.britannica.com/place/india — states india became independent on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, 'india', section 'independence and partition' (britannica.com/place/india), which states india achieved independence from british rule on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, article "india" (britannica.com), section on independence: india became independent from british rule on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, article "india" / "indian independence act": india became an independent dominion within the british commonwealth on august 15, 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, article "india", history section: india attained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, article 'india' - section on independence, states india became independent from british rule on august 15, 1947 (https://www.britannica.com/place/india)., encyclopaedia britannica, articles "india" and "indian independence act" (https://www.britannica.com), stating that india achieved independence from british rule on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, https://www.britannica.com/place/india — 'indian independence act' entry states india gained independence from britain on 15 august 1947., encyclopaedia britannica, india | history - geography, https://www.britannica.com/place/india (states british rule came to an end in 1947), government of india press information bureau, ‘making of the constitution- e-photo exhibition launched,’ https://www.pib.gov.in/pressreleasepage.aspx?prid=1749614&lang=2&reg=3, government of india, rashtraparv, independence day: https://www.rashtraparv.mod.gov.in/independence-day, history.com editors, india and pakistan win independence: https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-15/india-and-pakistan-win-independence, history.com editors, ‘india and pakistan win independence,’ https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/august-15/india-and-pakistan-win-independence, history.state.gov, national army museum, independence and partition, 1947: https://www.nam.ac.uk/explore/independence-and-partition-1947, press information bureau, government of india, ‘republic day: the making of the indian republic’ (25 jan 2026), https://www.pib.gov.in/pressreleasepage.aspx?prid=2218369&lang=1&reg=6, punjabidiaspora.ucdavis.edu, southasia.ucla.edu, the national archives (uk), partition of british india: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/teaching-resources/partition-of-british-india/, the national archives, partition of british india: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/teaching-resources/partition-of-british-india/, the national archives, partition of british india: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/teaching-resources/partition-of-british-india/ ; 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