Council of India

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advisory body colonial administrative body

The Council of India was an advisory body of British-appointed members that assisted the Secretary of State for India in governing British India from London after the Crown took control from the East India Company.

Aliases (4)

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	advisory body → colonial administrative body →
alsoKnownAs	Council of the Secretary of State for India →
appliesToTerritory	British India →
appointedBy	British Crown → Secretary of State for India →
archivesAt	The National Archives, Kew →
composition	British-appointed members →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolved	1937 →
dissolvedBy	Government of India Act 1935 →
function	advised on Indian civil and military administration → assisted in governing British India from London → scrutinised dispatches to and from India →
governingDocument	rules issued by the Secretary of State for India →
hasPart	committees on finance and military matters →
headOfGovernmentBody	Secretary of State for India →
historicalPeriod	British Raj →
inception	1858 → after transfer of power from East India Company to the Crown →
jurisdiction	India under British rule →
languageOfWork	English →
legalBasis	Government of India Act 1858 →
location	London →
meetingPlace	India Office, London →
membershipTerm	10 years →
membershipType	mostly former East India Company officials →
numberOfMembers	15 →
partOf	British Raj administration →
politicalAlignment	British imperial government →
replaced	Board of Control → Court of Directors of the East India Company →
replacedBy	Secretary of State’s Indian advisers →
role	advised the Secretary of State for India →
scope	policy and administration of British India →
seat	London →
significantEvent	creation following the Indian Rebellion of 1857 →
subordinateTo	Secretary of State for India →
supervises	Indian civil administration (advisory role) → Indian military affairs (advisory role) →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Board of Control ("Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India") → Council of India ("Council of the Secretary of State for India") → Council of the Governor-General ("Supreme Council of India") →	alsoKnownAs
Government of India Act 1858 →	createdBody
Secretary of State for India →	hasOrgan
Council of the Governor-General ("Council of the Viceroy of India") →	replacedBy