Institution
Dominion
A dominion was a self-governing territory of the British Empire, such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. The dominions had elected parliaments and substantial autonomy, and the Statute of Westminster (1931) granted them full legislative independence. More generally, 'dominions' denotes territories under a ruler's sovereignty, as with the inherited lands that formed the Spanish Empire.
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British EmpireGovernanceCanadaFoundation, Governance, Decline, SummaryNew ZealandFoundation, SummaryUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandImpactKingdom of IberiaGovernanceKingdom of Mysore (1399-1799)DeclineHyderabad StateDecline, SummaryBritish RajDecline, SummaryUnited State of RajasthanFoundation, MilitaryRepublic of IndiaFoundation, SummarySultanate of ZanzibarFoundationIndian independence movementSummary
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