Emperor of India

Japanese: インド皇帝 - いんどこうてい
Emperor of India

…the name given to India during the period when Britain ruled it directly. From 1877, some time after India was transferred to the British Crown, Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom also held the title of Empress of India, and subsequent British kings were also called Emperors of India. This meant that an empire was formed within an empire.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Emperor of India" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…イギリスがインドを直接支配した期間のインドの呼称。インドがイギリス王領に移管されてしばらくした1877年から,イギリス女王ビクトリアは〈インド女帝Empress of India〉の称号を合わせ持つことになり,その後のイギリス国王も代々インド皇帝と名のった。帝国の中にもう一つ帝国ができたことになる。…

※「インド皇帝」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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