Government of British India

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The Government of British India was the colonial administrative authority that ruled the Indian subcontinent under British Crown control until independence in 1947.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative authority
colonial government
appliesToJurisdiction British India
surface form: British Raj

British provinces in India
Burma (until 1937)
South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent

princely states (indirectly)
capital Calcutta
New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi
capitalFrom Calcutta 1858–1911
New Delhi 1911–1947
controls British Indian Army
Indian Civil Service
Indian Imperial Police
surface form: Indian Police Service (colonial)
country British India
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
currency Indian rupee
endTime 1947
executiveBody Executive Council of the Viceroy
surface form: Viceroy's Executive Council
follows British Raj (Company rule in India)
surface form: East India Company rule in India
governmentType colonial administration under Crown
unitary centralized state
hasPart bureaucratic departments in India Office
Government of Bombay Presidency
surface form: provincial governments of British India
headOfGovernmentTitle Viceroy of India
surface form: Viceroy and Governor-General of India
headOfState Monarch of the United Kingdom
headOfStateTitle Emperor of India
legalBasis Government of India Act 1858
Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935
legislativeBody Legislative Assembly
surface form: Central Legislative Assembly

Council of State
Imperial Legislative Council of India
surface form: Imperial Legislative Council
notablePolicy divide and rule strategy
land revenue settlements
railway expansion in India
officialLanguage English
oversightBy Secretary of State for India
parentOrganization British Empire
partOf British India
surface form: British Raj
replacedBy Dominion of India
Dominion of Pakistan
significantEvent Government of India Act 1858
Government of India Act 1919
Government of India Act 1935
Indian Rebellion of 1857
Partition of India
surface form: partition of British India

transfer of power 1947
startTime 1858
subordinateTo British Cabinet
British Parliament

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Brian Houghton Hodgson employer Government of British India
this entity surface form: British government in India
Governor of Madras usedBy Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Government in India
Tribal Agencies of British India administeredBy Government of British India
this entity surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
First Law Commission for India partOf Government of British India
this entity surface form: British colonial administration in India
Gordon Memorial College operatedUnder Government of British India
this entity surface form: British colonial government
Treaty of Rawalpindi (1919) party Government of British India
Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy ministry in Bengal partOf Government of British India
Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal partOf Government of British India
this entity surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
Lieutenant-Governor of the North-Western Provinces partOf Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Raj administration
Durand Agreement signatory Government of British India
Berar cededTo Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Government of India
Mark Cubbon partOf Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Empire administration in India
Zoological Survey of India foundedBy Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Indian Government
Political and Secret Department partOf Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Indian administration
Imperial Record Department establishedBy Government of British India
this entity surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
Botanical Survey of India founder Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Indian Government
Viceregal Lodge associatedWith Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Indian government
British colonial administration in Aden earlierOversightBy Government of British India
Government House, Nagpur ownershipDuringColonialEra Government of British India
Hunter Commission report on the Jallianwala Bagh massacre commissionedBy Government of British India
this entity surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
Standing Committee of the Chamber of Princes parentOrganization Government of British India
this entity surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
Sir John Shore employer Government of British India
Executive Council of the Viceroy partOf Government of British India
Supreme Council of Bengal partOf Government of British India
Bengal Provincial Congress Committee opposedTo Government of British India
this entity surface form: British colonial government in India
Sir Arnold Musto employer Government of British India
Asaf Jah IV recognizedBy Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Government of India
George Abraham Grierson employer Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Raj administration
Linguistic Survey of India commissionedBy Government of British India
Aligarh Fort controlledBy Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Raj authorities
Lahore, Punjab, British India governingAuthority Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Indian administration
Indian princes recognizedBy Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Government of India
British colonial authorities in India hasPart Government of British India
this entity surface form: British Raj administration
Imperial Service Troops supervisedBy Government of British India
this entity surface form: Government of India (British Raj)
Charles Douglas employer Government of British India
this entity surface form: British government in India