British colonial authorities in India
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British colonial authorities in India were the ruling administrative and military power of the British Empire on the Indian subcontinent, overseeing governance, law, and security until independence.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial administration
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imperial power ⓘ political authority ⓘ |
| appliesPolicy |
Doctrine of Lapse
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Mahalwari system ⓘ Permanent Settlement of Bengal ⓘ
surface form:
Permanent Settlement
Ryotwari system ⓘ divide and rule ⓘ indirect rule ⓘ land revenue settlements ⓘ martial law ⓘ press censorship ⓘ revenue extraction ⓘ sedition laws ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
British India
ⓘ
Presidency towns ⓘ Princely states ⓘ |
| capital |
Calcutta
ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endTime | 1947 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Dominion of Pakistan
ⓘ
surface form:
Dominion of Pakistan authorities
Government of India ⓘ |
| hasPart |
British Indian Army
ⓘ
Government of British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj administration
Council of India ⓘ District collectors ⓘ British Raj (Company rule in India) ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company administration
Governor of Bombay Presidency ⓘ Governor of Burma ⓘ Governor of Madras Presidency ⓘ Governor of Punjab ⓘ Governor of the United Provinces ⓘ
surface form:
Governor of United Provinces
Viceroy of India ⓘ
surface form:
Governor-General of India
Imperial Legislative Council of India ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Legislative Council
India Office in London ⓘ
surface form:
India Office
Indian Civil Service ⓘ Indian Police ⓘ Indian Political Service ⓘ Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal ⓘ Political agents in princely states ⓘ Presidency armies ⓘ Provincial governments ⓘ Resident in Hyderabad State ⓘ Resident in Kashmir ⓘ Resident in Mysore ⓘ Secretary of State for India ⓘ Viceroy of India ⓘ |
| ideology |
British imperialism
ⓘ
civilizing mission ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
British Indian law
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Indian law
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Criminal Procedure
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Civil Procedure Code
Indian Penal Code ⓘ |
| movedCapitalFrom | Calcutta ⓘ |
| movedCapitalTo |
Delhi
ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
All India Muslim League
ⓘ
surface form:
All-India Muslim League
Indian National Congress ⓘ peasant movements in India ⓘ revolutionary nationalist groups in India ⓘ trade union movements in India ⓘ |
| oversaw |
canal construction in India
ⓘ
census operations in India ⓘ criminal justice in India ⓘ customs and excise in India ⓘ education policy in India ⓘ foreign relations of British India ⓘ military recruitment in India ⓘ opium trade policies ⓘ plantation economies in India ⓘ railway construction in India ⓘ salt tax collection ⓘ |
| partOf | British Empire ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Government of India Act 1858
ⓘ
Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ Jallianwala Bagh massacre 1919 ⓘ
surface form:
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
surface form:
Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms
Partition of Bengal 1905 ⓘ Quit India Movement repression ⓘ Rowlatt Act ⓘ |
| startTime | 18th century ⓘ |
| usedLocalLanguagesForAdministration |
Bengali
ⓘ
Hindustani language ⓘ
surface form:
Hindustani
Marathi ⓘ Punjabi language ⓘ
surface form:
Punjabi
Tamil ⓘ Telugu ⓘ Urdu ⓘ |
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British Indian provincial administration
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British administration in India
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British colonial administration in India
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British colonial administration in India
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George Frederick Stanley
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British Raj administrators in India
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British colonial administration in India
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British colonial administration in India
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British colonial government in India
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British colonial administration in India
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Greased cartridge controversy
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