Company rule in India
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Company rule in India refers to the period when the British East India Company exercised political and administrative control over large parts of the Indian subcontinent before direct British Crown rule was established.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Company rule | 1 |
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British rule in India
ⓘ
colonial rule ⓘ historical period ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Assam
ⓘ
Oudh ⓘ
surface form:
Awadh
Bengal Presidency ⓘ Bombay Presidency ⓘ Myanmar ⓘ
surface form:
Burma
South Asia ⓘ
surface form:
Indian subcontinent
Madras Presidency ⓘ Maratha territories ⓘ Mysuru ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore
North-Western Provinces ⓘ Punjab ⓘ Sindh ⓘ |
| capital | Calcutta ⓘ |
| causeOfEnd |
Government of India Act 1858
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of India Act 1858 transferring power to the British Crown
Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
Mahalwari system
ⓘ
Permanent Settlement of Bengal ⓘ Ryotwari system ⓘ monopoly over trade in key commodities ⓘ revenue farming ⓘ |
| endTime | 1858 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British Raj (Company rule in India)
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| follows |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
ⓘ
surface form:
Mughal Empire
regional successor states of the Mughal Empire ⓘ |
| governingBody | British East India Company ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
codification of laws and regulations in British India
ⓘ
creation of a centralized colonial administration in India ⓘ economic deindustrialization in parts of India ⓘ emergence of early Indian nationalism ⓘ integration of Indian markets into global trade ⓘ introduction of Western-style education in some regions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Company Presidencies
ⓘ
Company's civil service in India ⓘ Company's standing army in India ⓘ doctrine of lapse policy ⓘ dual system of administration in Bengal ⓘ princely states under indirect rule ⓘ subsidiary alliance system ⓘ |
| legalSystem | mixture of English law and local customary law ⓘ |
| notableLeader |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Dalhousie ⓘ Lord Wellesley ⓘ Robert Clive ⓘ Warren Hastings ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Persian (early period) ⓘ various Indian languages (regional administration) ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of India
ⓘ
history of the British Empire ⓘ |
| religionPolicy |
initial non-interference in local religions
ⓘ
later support for Christian missionary activity ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Buxar
ⓘ
Battle of Plassey ⓘ Charter Act 1813 ⓘ Charter Act 1833 ⓘ Charter Act 1853 ⓘ Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ India Act 1784 ⓘ
surface form:
Pitt's India Act 1784
Regulating Act 1773 ⓘ grant of Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ⓘ |
| startTime | 1757 ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Government House, Calcutta
this entity surface form:
Company rule