India Office in London

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British government department colonial office

The India Office in London was the British government department responsible for overseeing the administration and affairs of British India from the imperial capital.

Aliases (10)

India Office ×63
India Office, London ×3
British India Office ×1
British Indian government ×1
Government of India (British India) ×1
India Office (for certain functions) ×1
India Office (residual functions) ×1
India Office building ×1
India Office building, now part of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office complex ×1
London India Office ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British government department → colonial office →
alsoKnownAs	India Office in London → London India Office →
appliesToJurisdiction	British India → Princely states of India →
archivesAt	British Library → India Office Records →
chiefOfficial	Secretary of State for India →
controlledBy	British Crown →
coordinates	51.507°N 0.127°W →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolved	1947 → 1948 →
employs	Indian Civil Service →
fieldOfWork	colonial administration → finance of British India → foreign relations of British India → imperial governance → legislation for British India → military affairs of British India → public works in British India →
followedBy	Commonwealth Relations Office →
hasPart	Finance Department → Judicial and Public Department → Military Department → Political and Secret Department → Public Works Department → Revenue and Statistics Department →
headquartersLocation	London →
inception	1858 →
jurisdiction	British Raj →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
location	India Office building → London → Whitehall →
notableBuilding	India Office building, now part of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office complex →
officeHeldBy	Secretary of State for India →
parentOrganization	Government of the United Kingdom →
partOf	British civil service →
replaced	Board of Control → East India Company Court of Directors (in governmental role) →
replacedBy	Commonwealth Relations Office → Commonwealth Relations Office (post‑1947 residual functions) → Commonwealth Relations Office and India Office (merged) → Dominions Office (in merged form) →
residence	India Office building, Whitehall →
significantEvent	Government of India Act 1858 → Indian independence in 1947 → transfer of rule from East India Company to the British Crown →

Referenced by (26)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
British Indian Army ("India Office") → High Commissioner for India in London ("Government of India (British India)") → Indian Medical Service ("India Office") →	subordinateTo
India Office → India Office ("London India Office") →	alsoKnownAs
Commonwealth Relations Office ("India Office") → Commonwealth Relations Office ("India Office (for certain functions)") →	replaced
Board of Control ("India Office") → Court of Directors ("India Office") →	replacedBy
Asia (colonial possessions) ("British India Office") →	administeredBy
High Commissioner for India in London ("India Office") →	associatedWith
Under-Secretary of State for India ("India Office") →	category
Dominions Office ("India Office") →	distinctFrom
Aurel Stein ("British Indian government") →	employer
Commonwealth Relations Office ("India Office (residual functions)") →	formedByMergerOf
India Office Records ("India Office") →	formerCustodian
Indian Civil Service →	governingBody
Secretary of State for India ("India Office") →	hasOrgan
Commonwealth Relations Office ("India Office") →	hasPredecessor
India Office ("India Office building") →	location
Council of India ("India Office, London") →	meetingPlace
India Office ("India Office building, now part of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office complex") →	notableBuilding
Secretary of State for India ("India Office") →	parentOrganization
Under-Secretary of State for India ("India Office") →	partOf
Secretary of State for India ("India Office, London") →	seat
Under-Secretary of State for India ("India Office, London") →	seatOfOffice