Commissioner of the Board of Control
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The Commissioner of the Board of Control was a senior British government official responsible for overseeing and directing the affairs of the East India Company and British policy in India before the establishment of direct Crown rule.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| President of the Board of Control | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government office
ⓘ
colonial administration position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British India
NERFINISHED
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East India Company territories ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
East India Company directors in matters of public policy
ⓘ
communication between British government and East India Company ⓘ political and civil administration in British India ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
colonial governance
ⓘ
foreign and colonial policy coordination ⓘ imperial policy ⓘ |
| hasLegalBasis | British parliamentary legislation on Indian affairs ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to align East India Company rule with British national interests
ⓘ
to provide political control over a chartered trading company ruling territory ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordination of Indian policy between Parliament and East India Company
ⓘ
direction of British policy in India ⓘ oversight of East India Company affairs ⓘ supervision of East India Company governance ⓘ |
| hasSeatIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isAbolishedWith |
end of the Board of Control
ⓘ
transfer of Indian administration from East India Company to the Crown ⓘ |
| isPartOf | British system of indirect rule in India ⓘ |
| isPositionIn |
British imperial administration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom civil service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
Board of Control for the Affairs of India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Raj NERFINISHED ⓘ East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isResponsibleFor |
advising the President of the Board of Control on Indian affairs
ⓘ
drafting instructions to the Government of India ⓘ ensuring East India Company actions conformed to British government policy ⓘ implementing British policy in India through the East India Company ⓘ monitoring financial and administrative aspects of East India Company rule ⓘ preparing material on Indian policy for Parliament ⓘ reviewing East India Company dispatches ⓘ |
| isSubordinateTo |
Board of Control
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Cabinet NERFINISHED ⓘ British Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ President of the Board of Control ⓘ |
| operatedBefore |
Government of India Act 1858
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
establishment of direct Crown rule in India ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | period of Company rule in India ⓘ |
| partOf | British government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | officials under the Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| worksWith |
British Foreign Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Treasury NERFINISHED ⓘ Court of Directors of the East India Company NERFINISHED ⓘ Governor-General of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
President of the Board of Control