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.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Council of India canonical 3
Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India 1
Council of the Secretary of State for India 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf advisory body ⓘ
colonial administrative body ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Council of India ⓘ
surface form: 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 India ⓘ
surface form: 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, England ⓘ
surface form: London
meetingPlace India Office in London ⓘ
surface form: India Office, London
membershipTerm 10 years ⓘ
membershipType mostly former East India Company officials ⓘ
numberOfMembers 15 ⓘ
partOf Government of British India ⓘ
surface form: British Raj administration
politicalAlignment British Empire ⓘ
surface form: British imperial government
replaced Board of Control ⓘ
Court of Directors ⓘ
surface form: Court of Directors of the East India Company
replacedBy Secretary of State for India ⓘ
surface form: Secretary of State’s Indian advisers
role advised the Secretary of State for India ⓘ
scope policy and administration of British India ⓘ
seat London, England ⓘ
surface form: 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) ⓘ

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Government of India Act 1858 → createdBody → Council of India ⓘ
Secretary of State for India → hasOrgan → Council of India ⓘ
Board of Control → alsoKnownAs → Council of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India
Council of India → alsoKnownAs → Council of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Council of the Secretary of State for India
Council of the Governor-General → replacedBy → Council of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Council of the Viceroy of India
Council of the Governor-General → alsoKnownAs → Council of India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Supreme Council of India
British colonial authorities in India → hasPart → Council of India ⓘ