Commissioners for the Affairs of India

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Commissioners for the Affairs of India was the formal title of the British government body, commonly known as the Board of Control, that oversaw the East India Company's administration of India.

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How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British government body ⓘ
oversight board ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India ⓘ
India Board ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British India ⓘ
East India Company territories in India ⓘ
areaOfResponsibility constitutional relationship between Crown and East India Company ⓘ
foreign relations of East India Company in India ⓘ
military policy in East India Company territories ⓘ
commonName Board of Control ⓘ
controlled dispatches to India on political matters ⓘ
instructions sent to East India Company officials in India ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
createdBy Pitt's India Act 1784 ⓘ
linked to: India Act 1784
function to bring East India Company under closer control of the British government ⓘ
to ensure British strategic and political interests in India ⓘ
to supervise Indian revenue and governance policies of the East India Company ⓘ
hadAuthorityOver Governor-General of India through the East India Company ⓘ
Governors of the East India Company presidencies through the East India Company ⓘ
hasComponent President of the Board of Control ⓘ
commissioners ⓘ
secretaries ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
legalForm statutory board ⓘ
legislativeBasis Pitt's India Act 1784 ⓘ
linked to: India Act 1784
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
oversaw Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors

East India Company ⓘ
parentOrganization British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
partOf British cabinet system ⓘ
powerOver civil administration in East India Company territories ⓘ
correspondence between British government and East India Company on Indian affairs ⓘ
political relations of the East India Company ⓘ
precededBy informal parliamentary oversight of East India Company ⓘ
reformedBy Charter Acts relating to the East India Company ⓘ
relatedTo Board of Trade ⓘ
Secretary of State for India ⓘ
role coordination of British government policy towards India ⓘ
oversight of East India Company administration in India ⓘ
supervision of political and civil affairs in British India ⓘ
subjectOf Pitt's India Act 1784 ⓘ
linked to: India Act 1784
subordinateTo British cabinet ⓘ
linked to: British Cabinet

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Prime Minister
succeededBy India Office ⓘ
Secretary of State for India ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Board of Control → hasOfficialName → Commissioners for the Affairs of India ⓘ
Commissioners for the Affairs of India → alsoKnownAs → Board of Commissioners for the Affairs of India ⓘ
linked to: Commissioners for the Affairs of India
India Board → officialName → Commissioners for the Affairs of India ⓘ