Government of India Act 1858
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The Government of India Act 1858 was a landmark British law that ended East India Company rule and transferred the administration of India directly to the British Crown, inaugurating the British Raj.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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constitutional law → |
| administrativeChange |
centralized control of Indian affairs in London
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reduced autonomy of authorities in India → |
| alsoKnownAs |
An Act for the Better Government of India
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| appliesTo |
territories under the sovereignty of the British Crown in India
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| cameIntoForce |
1858-11-01
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| category |
1858 in British law
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Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning India → British rule in India → |
| constitutionalSignificance |
shifted sovereignty in India from a chartered company to the British state
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| country |
United Kingdom
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| createdBody |
Council of India
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| createdOffice |
Secretary of State for India
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| effectOnMonarchy |
made the British monarch the sovereign of British India
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| followedBy |
Indian Councils Act 1861
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| governanceModel |
imperial centralization under the British Crown
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| headOfAdministrationDesignated |
Viceroy of India
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| historicalContext |
passed after the Indian Rebellion of 1857
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| implementedBy |
British civil service in India
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| inspired |
later constitutional reforms in British India
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| jurisdiction |
British India
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| language |
English
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| legalStatusOfCompany |
stripped East India Company of governmental functions
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| legalSystem |
English law
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| legislature |
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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| monarchAtEnactment |
Queen Victoria
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| policyChange |
asserted direct responsibility of the British government for Indian administration
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ended the commercial role of the East India Company → |
| providedThat |
the Governor-General of India would also be styled Viceroy
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| purpose |
to transfer the government of India from the East India Company to the British Crown
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| redefinedTitleOf |
Governor-General of India
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| relatedEvent |
Proclamation of 1858 by Queen Victoria
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| replaced |
rule of the East India Company in India
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| result |
beginning of direct Crown rule in India
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end of East India Company rule in India → inauguration of the British Raj → |
| royalAssentDate |
1858-08-02
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| scope |
civil administration of British India
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military administration of British India → |
| shortName |
Government of India Act 1858
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| symbolicEffect |
marked formal beginning of the British Raj
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| transferredPowersFrom |
Court of Directors of the East India Company
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| transferredPowersTo |
British Crown
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Secretary of State for India → |
| yearEnacted |
1858
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