Emperor of India

The title Empress of India was given to Queen Victoria in 1877. The title was created some years after the formal incorporation into the British Empire of Britain's possessions and protectorates on the Indian subcontinent, comprising modern-day India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Burma (though the latter would be made a separate colony in 1937). It is said Victoria's desire for such a title was motivated partially out of jealousy of the Imperial titles of some of her royal cousins in Germany and Russia. Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli is usually credited with creating the title for her.

King of India and Pakistan

George VI continued to reign as King of India for two years during the short Governor-Generalships of Lord Mountbatten and of Rajagopalachari until India became a republic on 26 January 1950. George VI remained as King of the United Kingdom and King of Pakistan until his death in 1952. Pakistan became a republic on 23 March 1956, so Elizabeth II was Queen of Pakistan for four years.

Related Topics:
Governor-General - Lord Mountbatten - Rajagopalachari - 26 January - 1950 - King of the United Kingdom - 23 March - 1956 - Elizabeth II

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