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Benjamin Disraeli persuaded Queen Victoria to not use the title "Empress of Great Britain, Ireland and India" and use the title "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India" to avoid controversy. What controversy it would have caused? Was it avoided?

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I read somewhere that the term "Middle-East" was used to refer to India/Indian Subcontinent, and the term "Near-East" was used for what we call "Middle-East" today. Is this true?

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Benjamin Disraeli persuaded Queen Victoria to not use the title "Empress of Great Britain, Ireland and India" and use the title "Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Empress of India" to avoid controversy. What controversy it would have caused? Was it avoided?	794
I read somewhere that the term "Middle-East" was used to refer to India/Indian Subcontinent, and the term "Near-East" was used for what we call "Middle-East" today. Is this true?	4