Question

What is the Asian country was once ruled by both the Mughal and the British Empires, but won its independence in 1947 thanks mainly to widespread nonviolent resistance.

Answer 1

This country was India.

Answer 2

Answer:

That country is India.

Explanation:

The great figure of India´s pacific fight for independence is Mahatma Gandhi. He preached and advocated non-violent methods of resistance to the British colonial rule. After WWII and pressed by the participation of Indian soldiers and units on the Allied side, lacking enough resources to keep its global empire, and before increased social and political unrest in India, Great Britain granted India and Pakistan independence on August 15, 1947.