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The Partition of India refers to the division of the former British India due to religious and ethnic conflicts that ultimately led to the establishment of two independent states between August 14 and 15, 1947: Pakistan and India. Until 1971, Pakistan consisted of two parts: West Pakistan (today's Pakistan) and East Pakistan (today's Bangladesh).
The division of the former British India into two Dominions was laid down in the Indian Independence Act of 1947 and marked the end of British colonial rule on the Indian subcontinent.
In the course of the division process, civil war-like conflicts arose, which led to the deaths of several hundred thousand people. Some authors speak of up to a million victims or more. Around 20 million people were deported, displaced, or relocated as part of the division of British India.
