Commonwealth diaspora

[a] The British Empire enabled a substantial amount of commercial migration; for example, 1.5 million Indian merchants are estimated to have gone abroad in the 19th century.

[3] Indian migrants played a significant role in the expansion of the British Empire, though at times involuntarily, as in the case of many indentured servants or exiled criminals.

[8] Inter-Commonwealth migration began to slow down in general, as recently liberated countries began to develop a greater sense of national identity and desire to limit foreign influences in general.

[13] The British royalty have previously hosted events commemorating this diaspora.

[14] The English language has played a role in facilitating migration within the Commonwealth.