India Office Records

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India Office Records is a major archival collection documenting the administration, trade, and activities of the British East India Company and the British government in India and Asia from the 17th to the 20th century.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf archival collection
historical record
accessPolicy publicly accessible under British Library conditions
contains charters and legal instruments
confidential dispatches
diaries and journals
financial accounts
maps and plans
minutes and proceedings
official correspondence
personnel records
printed reports
country United Kingdom
coversPeriodEnd 20th century
coversPeriodStart 17th century
documents British East India Company administration
British government in India
cartography of India and Asia
censuses and surveys
civil service in British India
colonial administration
commercial correspondence
diplomatic relations in Asia
legal matters in British India
migration and travel between Britain and Asia
military affairs in India
missionary activity in Asia
personal papers of colonial officials
revenue administration in India
shipping records
trade in Asia
trade in India
treaties and agreements
formerCustodian East India Company
India Office
geographicScope Indian subcontinent
Persian Gulf region
Southeast Asia
language English
various South Asian languages
locatedIn British Library
London
maintainedBy British Library
relatedTo South Asian studies
history of British India
history of the British Empire
imperial history
usedFor academic research
genealogical research
legal and land rights research

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India Office
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