Emperor of India

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imperial title monarchical title

The Emperor of India was the imperial title used by British monarchs from 1876 to 1948 to signify their sovereignty over the territories of the British Raj.

Aliases (4)

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	imperial title → monarchical title →
abolishedFollowing	Indian Independence Act 1947 →
appearsInRoyalStyle	King-Emperor →
appliesToJurisdiction	British Raj → India →
associatedWith	Order of the Indian Empire → Order of the Star of India →
ceremonialEvent	Delhi Durbar →
constitutionalStatus	title of the sovereign in India →
country	British Empire →
createdBy	Royal Titles Act 1876 →
endCause	establishment of the Republic of India → partition of British India into India and Pakistan →
endTime	1948 →
firstHolder	Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom →
follows	title "King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland" in the royal style →
genderedForm	Empress of India →
hasMotto	Dieu et mon droit →
historicalPeriod	British rule in India →
lastHolder	George VI →
linkedTo	British India → British Raj → Crown rule in India → Indian independence →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	British monarchy →
precededBy	Mughal Emperor (as paramount imperial style in India) →
seat	Calcutta → Delhi →
startTime	1876 →
styleOfAddress	Her Imperial Majesty → His Imperial Majesty →
successorTitle	Head of the Commonwealth (for George VI in relation to India) → President of India (as head of state of independent India) →
symbol	Imperial Crown of India →
usedBy	British monarch → Edward VII → Edward VIII → George V → George VI → Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom →
usedIn	Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version) → coinage of British India → proclamations in British India →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Alexandra of Denmark ("Empress of India") → Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David → Edward VIII → George V → Princess May ("Empress of India") → Queen Alexandra ("Empress of India") → Queen Victoria ("Empress of India") →	title
British India → British India ("Empress of India") →	titleOfMonarch
Emperor of India ("King-Emperor") →	appearsInRoyalStyle
Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar ("King-Emperor of India") →	appointedBy
Imperial Crown of India →	associatedWith
Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version) →	associatedWithTitle
Royal Titles Act 1876 ("Empress of India") →	authorizedTitle
Knight Grand Commander →	conferredBy
Emperor of India ("Empress of India") →	genderedForm
Dominion of India ("King of India") →	headOfStateTitle
Order of the Indian Empire ("Empress of India") →	monarchAsSovereign
Edward VII →	positionHeld
Imperial Crown of India →	usedByTitleHolder