Indian Political Service
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The Indian Political Service was a specialized cadre of British Indian administration responsible for managing relations with princely states and frontier regions during the British Raj.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indian Political Service canonical | 4 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil service
ⓘ
colonial administrative service ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IPS (British India) ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1947 ⓘ |
| dissolvedFollowing | Indian independence ⓘ |
| employer |
Government of India
ⓘ
Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
officers of the British Army
ⓘ
officers of the Indian Army ⓘ officers of the Indian Civil Service ⓘ |
| governedBy | rules of the Political Department ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
New Delhi, India
ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
Shimla ⓘ
surface form:
Simla
|
| historicalContext | British imperial administration in South Asia ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Balochistan, Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Baluchistan
North-West Frontier region ⓘ
surface form:
North-West Frontier regions
Persian Gulf political residencies ⓘ princely states of India ⓘ some external protectorates of British India ⓘ tribal areas on the North-West Frontier ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
acting as intermediaries between British Crown and Indian princes
ⓘ
administering frontier tribal areas ⓘ managing indirect rule over princely states ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| parentOrganization | Political Department of the Government of India ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Civil Service ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Indian Foreign Service
ⓘ
political departments of independent India and Pakistan ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
advising princely state rulers
ⓘ
border diplomacy ⓘ intelligence gathering in frontier areas ⓘ managing relations with frontier regions ⓘ managing relations with princely states ⓘ negotiating treaties with princely states ⓘ overseeing external affairs of princely states ⓘ political supervision of princely rulers ⓘ |
| selectionMethod |
recruitment from Indian Civil Service
ⓘ
secondment from military services ⓘ |
| specialization |
diplomatic relations with princely states
ⓘ
frontier administration ⓘ political administration ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Government of India
ⓘ
Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
first half of the 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| typeOfAdministration | indirect rule ⓘ |
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