Viceroy of India

E7058

colonial office head of colonial administration viceregal position

The Viceroy of India was the British Crown’s highest representative and de facto ruler in colonial India, overseeing administration and imperial policy until independence.

Aliases (12)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	colonial office → head of colonial administration → viceregal position →
appliesToJurisdiction	Burma (until 1937) → India →
appointedBy	Monarch of the United Kingdom →
ceremonialRole	Crown’s representative at durbars and state ceremonies →
country	British India →
createdBy	Government of India Act 1858 →
dissolutionCause	Indian independence in 1947 →
endTime	1947 →
firstHolder	Lord Canning →
hasAuthorityOver	defence policy in British India → fiscal and revenue policy in British India → foreign relations of British India → imperial legislative policy in India →
historicalPeriod	British Raj →
lastHolder	Lord Mountbatten →
legalBasis	Royal Proclamation of 1858 →
nominatedBy	British government →
notableOfficeHolder	Lord Canning → Lord Chelmsford → Lord Curzon → Lord Hardinge → Lord Irwin → Lord Linlithgow → Lord Lytton → Lord Mountbatten → Lord Wavell →
officeHolderTitle	Governor-General of India (before 1858, without viceregal style) → Viceroy and Governor-General of India →
partOf	British Empire →
replaced	Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (as primary executive authority) →
replacedBy	Governor-General of Pakistan (for territories forming Pakistan) → Governor-General of the Dominion of India →
residence	Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata) → Viceregal Lodge, Simla (summer residence) → Viceroy’s House, New Delhi →
role	commander-in-chief of the armed forces in India (de jure or de facto influence) → de facto head of the British Indian administration → implementation of imperial policy in India → representative of the British Crown in India → supreme civil authority in British India →
seat	Calcutta (until early 20th century) → New Delhi (after capital transfer from Calcutta) →
startTime	1858 →
subordinateTo	British Cabinet → Secretary of State for India →
supervises	Indian Civil Service → provincial governments in British India →

Referenced by (70)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Claude Auchinleck ("Commander-in-Chief, India") → John Lawrence, 1st Baron Lawrence ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") → Lord Canning ("Governor-General of India") → Lord Canning → Lord Chelmsford ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") → Lord Curzon ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") → Lord Hardinge ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") → Lord Linlithgow ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") → Lord Linlithgow ("Governor-General of India") → Lord Linlithgow → Lord Lytton ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") → Lord Wavell ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") → Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") → Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma ("Governor-General of India") →	positionHeld
Bengal Army ("Governor-General of India") → Bombay Legislative Council → Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces → Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces ("Governor-General of India in Council") → Commander-in-Chief, India → Council of State (British India) → Governor of the Central Provinces and Berar → Imperial Legislative Council of India → Indian Civil Service → Legislative Council of the United Provinces →	subordinateTo
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces → Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces ("Governor-General of India") → Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army ("Governor-General of India") → Governor of Bombay →	appointedBy
Government House, Calcutta ("Governor-General of India") → Viceregal Lodge, Simla (summer residence) →	builtFor
Court of Directors ("Governor-General of India") → Secretary of State for India →	hasAuthorityOver
Bengal Presidency ("Governor-General of India (after 1833)") → British India →	headOfGovernment
Viceroy of India ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") → Viceroy of India ("Governor-General of India (before 1858, without viceregal style)") →	officeHolderTitle
Indian princely states → Indian princely states ("Governor-General of India") →	overlordshipExercisedBy
Council of State (British India) ("Viceroy of India (ex officio, initially)") → Imperial Legislative Council of India →	presidingOfficer
Act of the Imperial Legislative Council ("Governor-General of India") → Act of the Imperial Legislative Council →	promulgatedBy
Chamber of Princes → Governor of Bombay ("Governor-General of India") →	reportsTo
Rajputana Agency ("Governor-General of India") →	administeredBy
Indian Councils Act 1861 ("Governor-General of India") →	appliedToOffice
Most Exalted Order of the Star of India →	associatedWith
Marquess of Lansdowne →	associatedWithOffice
Chamber of Princes →	authority
Charter Act 1853 ("Governor-General of India") →	concerns
Indian Civil Service →	controlledBy
Instrument of Accession ("Governor-General of India") →	counterparty
Charter Act 1833 ("Governor-General of India") →	createdOfficeOf
Portuguese India →	governorTitle
Council of the Governor-General ("Governor-General of India") →	headedBy
Government of India Act 1858 →	headOfAdministrationDesignated
Lord Irwin ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") →	heldPosition
Partition of Bengal 1905 ("Viceroy of India Lord Curzon") →	implementedBy
Kitchener reforms of the Indian Army (1903–1909) →	implementedUnderAuthorityOf
Chamber of Princes →	namedBy
Lord Lytton ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") →	office
Lord Wavell ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") →	officeForTerm
Quit India movement ("Viceroy Lord Linlithgow") →	opposedBy
Government of India Act 1858 ("Governor-General of India") →	redefinedTitleOf
Viceroy of India ("Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (as primary executive authority)") →	replaced
Viceroy of India ("Governor-General of the Dominion of India") →	replacedBy
Burma (until 1937) ("subordinate to Viceroy of India") →	status
Legislative Assembly (British India) →	supervisingAuthority
Central Provinces ("Governor-General of India") →	underAdministrationOf
Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version) ("Viceroy and Governor-General of India") →	usedBy