Empress of India
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Empress of India was a royal title historically used by British monarchs to signify their sovereignty over the Indian subcontinent during the period of the British Raj.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Empress of India canonical | 3 |
| Queen of India | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
imperial title
ⓘ
royal title ⓘ |
| abolished | 1947 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| ceremonialUseLocation | Delhi Durbar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
coins of British India
ⓘ
postage stamps of British India ⓘ |
| conferredOn | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
British India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
princely states of India ⓘ |
| endCause |
Indian independence
ⓘ
Partition of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Head of the Commonwealth (in relation to India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genderAssociation | female ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
British royal titles
ⓘ
Titles of national or ethnic leadership ⓘ |
| hasCounterpart | Kaiser-i-Hind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holderStyle | Her Imperial Majesty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1876 ⓘ |
| inceptionEvent | Royal Titles Act 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle |
English
ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ Latin ⓘ Urdu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastHolder | Queen Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Royal Titles Act 1876 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
British Indian Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Civil Service NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroy of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maleEquivalent | Emperor of India ⓘ |
| partOf | British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Queen of the United Kingdom (as sole main title over India) ⓘ |
| seatOfPower | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolized |
British sovereignty over India
ⓘ
imperial authority in the Indian subcontinent ⓘ |
| typeOfMonarchy | constitutional monarchy ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
Edward VII NERFINISHED ⓘ George V NERFINISHED ⓘ George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Victoria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
British Raj
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Queen Victoria
subject surface form:
Empress of India
this entity surface form:
Queen of India