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Subject: Two years after the passing of the Indian republic would be more accurate
Author: Paddy (Scotland)	[ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ] Date Posted: 22:23:15 11/28/04 Sun In reply to: David Hicks 's message, "Wasn't Elizabeth an Empress though, Paddy? Empress of India" on 19:02:40 11/26/04 Fri Apart from that Ed is quite right [ Next Thread \| Previous Thread \| Next Message \| Previous Message ]

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[> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Yes, that's true, but...
Author: Ed Harris (Venezia) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 23:53:38 11/28/04 Sun 1947 abolished the emperorship. 1949 (or was it fifty?) saw the coming of the Republic (Bharat Ganarajya). So, even if our Liz had come to the throne in 1948, she would have been Queen but NOT empress. Isn't that right? Or am I getting confused! [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Don't know but the coinage continued to use the form 'Ind Imp' until 1950.
Author: Nick (UK) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 13:55:09 11/29/04 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

[> [> [> [> [> [> [> Subject: Actually, you are right, Ed, the Indian Empire was transformed into a constitutional monarchy in '47 and then India was declared a republic in '50
Author: Paddy (Scotland) [ Edit \| View ]	Date Posted: 15:25:14 11/29/04 Mon [ Post a Reply to This Message ]

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Date Posted: 15:34:56 11/29/04 Mon

My point was more about her missing out on being Head of state of India by two years rather than five...

Either way, Elisabeth was never the Empress or Queen of "India", although she was the head of state of other territories of the former Indian Empire - Pakistan until 1956 and Ceylon until 1972. In that respect she was an "Indian" ruler for a while.

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