Board of Control

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British government body oversight board

The Board of Control was a British government body established in the late 18th century to oversee and regulate the political and administrative affairs of the British East India Company in India.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
President of the Board of Control 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British government body ⓘ
oversight board ⓘ
abolishedFollowing Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Council of India ⓘ
surface form: Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
appliesToJurisdiction British India ⓘ
India ⓘ
archivesAt The National Archives ⓘ
surface form: The National Archives, Kew
controlled correspondence between British government and East India Company regarding India ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
createdBy India Act 1784 ⓘ
surface form: Pitt's India Act 1784
dissolutionCause Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
dissolved 1858 ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver civil administration in India ⓘ
foreign policy in India ⓘ
military affairs in India ⓘ
hasHistoricalRole instrument of British imperial control in India ⓘ
mechanism for dual control of India between Crown and Company ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver territories administered by the British East India Company ⓘ
hasLeader President of the Board of Control ⓘ
hasLegalForm government department ⓘ
hasMainSubject British East India Company ⓘ
administrative affairs in India ⓘ
political affairs in India ⓘ
hasMember President of the Board of Control ⓘ
hasOfficialName Commissioners for the Affairs of India ⓘ
headquartersLocation London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
inception 1784 ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
legislatedBy Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
location London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
operatedInPeriod 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
oversightOf British East India Company ⓘ
parentOrganization British Cabinet ⓘ
partOf UK government ⓘ
surface form: British government
purpose to bring East India Company rule under British government supervision ⓘ
to oversee the political affairs of the British East India Company ⓘ
to regulate the administration of British territories in India ⓘ
regulates British East India Company ⓘ
replacedBy India Office in London ⓘ
surface form: India Office

Secretary of State for India ⓘ
subordinateTo British Cabinet ⓘ
Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
British Parliament ⓘ
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
supervised Court of Directors ⓘ
surface form: Court of Directors of the East India Company

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Governor of Bombay → appointedBy → Board of Control ⓘ
India Act 1784 → definesRoleOf → Board of Control ⓘ
India Act 1784 → establishes → Board of Control ⓘ
India Act 1784 → grantsPowerTo → Board of Control ⓘ
Court of Proprietors → interactedWith → Board of Control ⓘ
Council of India → replaced → Board of Control ⓘ
India Office in London → replaced → Board of Control ⓘ
subject surface form: India Office
Secretary of State for India → replaces → Board of Control ⓘ
this entity surface form: President of the Board of Control
Court of Directors → subordinateTo → Board of Control ⓘ
Governor-General of Bengal → subordinateTo → Board of Control ⓘ
British East India Company → supervisedBy → Board of Control ⓘ