Court of Directors

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colonial administrative body corporate board governing body

The Court of Directors was the central governing body of the British East India Company, responsible for directing its commercial operations and colonial administration.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Court of Directors of the East India Company	6
East India Company Court of Directors (political authority)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial administrative body ⓘ corporate board ⓘ governing body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	British East India Company ⓘ surface form: British East India Company territories British India ⓘ
composition	directors elected by East India Company shareholders ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dissolved	1858 ⓘ
dissolvedBy	Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
employer	British East India Company ⓘ surface form: East India Company
endCause	Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ transfer of East India Company rule to the British Crown ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver	British East India Company ⓘ surface form: East India Company civil service British East India Company forces ⓘ surface form: East India Company military forces Viceroy of India ⓘ surface form: Governor-General of India Governors of East India Company presidencies ⓘ
hasPart	Chairman of the Court of Directors ⓘ Deputy Chairman of the Court of Directors ⓘ
hasRole	appointment of senior colonial officials ⓘ formulation of East India Company strategy ⓘ management of East India Company revenues ⓘ negotiation of charters with the British Crown ⓘ supervision of East India Company trade ⓘ
headquartersLocation	East India House ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
inception	1600s ⓘ 17th century ⓘ
location	City of London ⓘ England ⓘ Leadenhall Street ⓘ
mainSubject	appointment of East India Company officials ⓘ colonial administration of British India ⓘ commercial policy of the East India Company ⓘ oversight of East India Company finances ⓘ trade regulation in East India Company territories ⓘ
numberOfMembers	24 ⓘ
parentOrganization	British East India Company ⓘ surface form: East India Company
partOf	British East India Company ⓘ surface form: East India Company
regulatedBy	British Parliament ⓘ Charter Act 1813 ⓘ Charter Act 1833 ⓘ Charter Act 1853 ⓘ India Act 1784 ⓘ surface form: Pitt's India Act 1784
replacedBy	India Office in London ⓘ surface form: India Office Secretary of State for India ⓘ
saidToBeTheSameAs	Court of Directors ⓘ surface form: Court of Directors of the East India Company
selectionMethod	election by East India Company proprietors ⓘ
subordinateTo	Board of Control ⓘ