India Act 1784
E17269
The India Act 1784 was a British law that restructured the governance of the East India Company and placed its political administration in India under closer control of the British government.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pitt's India Act 1784 | 11 |
| India Act 1784 canonical | 2 |
| Pitt’s India Act 1784 | 2 |
| Regulating Act 1773 | 2 |
| Pitt India Act | 1 |
| Pitt's India Act | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
British statute ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British India
ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company territories in India
|
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| definesRoleOf |
Board of Control
ⓘ
Council of the Governor-General ⓘ Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ |
| distinguishesBetween |
commercial functions of the East India Company
ⓘ
political and territorial functions of the East India Company ⓘ |
| establishes | Board of Control ⓘ |
| follows |
India Act 1784
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Regulating Act 1773
|
| grantsPowerTo |
Board of Control
ⓘ
British government over Indian political affairs ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
India Act 1784
ⓘ
surface form:
Pitt India Act
India Act 1784 ⓘ
surface form:
Pitt's India Act
|
| hasEffectOn |
administrative structure of British India
ⓘ
constitutional development of British rule in India ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| historicalPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| introducedBy | William Pitt the Younger ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | repealed ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ |
| limitsPowerOf | East India Company directors in political matters ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
to establish dual control of Indian affairs between the British government and the East India Company
ⓘ
to place the political administration of the East India Company in India under closer control of the British government ⓘ to reform the governance structure of the East India Company ⓘ |
| partOf | British colonial policy in India ⓘ |
| regulates |
political administration of the East India Company in India
ⓘ
relations between the British government and the East India Company ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Charter Act 1793
ⓘ
Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ |
| strengthensAuthorityOf |
British Crown over Indian administration
ⓘ
Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | key step in transferring political control in India from a trading company to the British state ⓘ |
| typeOfRegulation | colonial governance reform ⓘ |
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Regulating Act 1773
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Pitt's India Act 1784
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Pitt's India Act
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Pitt India Act
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Regulating Act 1773
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Pitt's India Act 1784
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Pitt's India Act 1784
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Pitt's India Act 1784
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Pitt’s India Act 1784
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Pitt's India Act 1784
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Pitt's India Act 1784
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Pitt's India Act 1784
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Pitt's India Act 1784
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Pitt's India Act 1784
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Pitt’s India Act 1784