Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version)
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The Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version) was the official seal used to authenticate documents issued in the name of the British monarch as Emperor of India during the period of the British Raj.
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
official seal
→
state seal → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British India
→
surface form: "British Raj"
India under British rule → |
| associatedWithInstitution |
British Crown
→
Government of British India →
surface form: "Government of India (British Raj)"
|
| associatedWithTitle | Emperor of India → |
| category |
British India symbols
→
Great Seals → Seals of India → |
| country | British India → |
| endCause |
Indian independence
→
partition of British India → |
| follows |
Great Seal of England
→
surface form: "Great Seal of the Realm"
|
| hasLanguage | English → |
| hasLegalEffect | conferred formal validity on documents → |
| hasRank | imperial → |
| hasScope | all territories of British India → |
| hasScript | Latin alphabet → |
| hasUsePeriod |
British India
→
surface form: "British Raj period"
|
| legalStatus | official emblem → |
| partOf | imperial symbols of the British Empire → |
| replacedBy | State Emblem of India → |
| symbolizes |
authority of the British monarch in India
→
imperial sovereignty over India → |
| usedBy |
Government of British India
→
surface form: "British Government in India"
Viceroy of India →
surface form: "Viceroy and Governor-General of India"
offices acting in the name of the British monarch as Emperor of India → |
| usedFor |
authentication of documents issued in the name of the British monarch as Emperor of India
→
authentication of official documents → |
| usedIn | colonial administration of India → |
| usedOn |
commissions
→
letters patent → other formal state documents → proclamations → |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.