6 Jul Workshop: Health, Medicine and Civil-Military Relations Maison Française d'Oxford, 2-10 Norham Rd, Oxford OX2 6SE
Why was British India Partitioned in 1947? Considering the role of Muhammad Ali Jinnah In August 1947 British India was partitioned, ending three hundred years of colonial rule with the creation two independent nations: India and Pakistan (comprising West and East Pakistan, present-day Bangladesh).