British colonial authorities in India

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British colonial authorities in India were the ruling administrative and military power of the British Empire on the Indian subcontinent, overseeing governance, law, and security until independence.

All labels observed (13)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (94)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administration ⓘ
imperial power ⓘ
political authority ⓘ
appliesPolicy Doctrine of Lapse ⓘ
Mahalwari system ⓘ
Permanent Settlement ⓘ
Ryotwari system ⓘ
divide and rule ⓘ
indirect rule ⓘ
land revenue settlements ⓘ
martial law ⓘ
press censorship ⓘ
revenue extraction ⓘ
sedition laws ⓘ
appliesToTerritory British India ⓘ
Presidency towns ⓘ
Princely states ⓘ
capital Calcutta ⓘ
New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
country United Kingdom ⓘ
endTime 1947 ⓘ
followedBy Dominion of Pakistan authorities ⓘ
Government of India ⓘ
hasPart British Indian Army ⓘ
British Raj administration ⓘ
Council of India ⓘ
District collectors ⓘ
East India Company administration ⓘ
Governor of Bombay Presidency ⓘ
Governor of Burma ⓘ
Governor of Madras Presidency ⓘ
Governor of Punjab ⓘ
Governor of United Provinces ⓘ
Governor-General of India ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of India

Imperial Legislative Council ⓘ
India Office ⓘ
Indian Civil Service ⓘ
Indian Police ⓘ
Indian Political Service ⓘ
Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal ⓘ
Political agents in princely states ⓘ
Presidency armies ⓘ
Provincial governments ⓘ
Resident in Hyderabad State ⓘ
Resident in Kashmir ⓘ
Resident in Mysore ⓘ
Secretary of State for India ⓘ
Viceroy of India ⓘ
ideology British imperialism ⓘ
civilizing mission ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem Anglo-Indian law ⓘ
linked to: British Indian law

Code of Criminal Procedure ⓘ
Indian Civil Procedure Code ⓘ
Indian Penal Code ⓘ
movedCapitalFrom Calcutta ⓘ
movedCapitalTo Delhi ⓘ
New Delhi ⓘ
linked to: New Delhi, India
officialLanguage English ⓘ
opposedBy All-India Muslim League ⓘ
Indian National Congress ⓘ
peasant movements in India ⓘ
revolutionary nationalist groups in India ⓘ
trade union movements in India ⓘ
oversaw canal construction in India ⓘ
census operations in India ⓘ
criminal justice in India ⓘ
customs and excise in India ⓘ
education policy in India ⓘ
foreign relations of British India ⓘ
military recruitment in India ⓘ
opium trade policies ⓘ
plantation economies in India ⓘ
railway construction in India ⓘ
salt tax collection ⓘ
partOf British Empire ⓘ
significantEvent Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
Government of India Act 1919 ⓘ
Government of India Act 1935 ⓘ
Indian Independence Act 1947 ⓘ
Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
Jallianwala Bagh massacre ⓘ
Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms ⓘ
Partition of Bengal 1905 ⓘ
Quit India Movement repression ⓘ
Rowlatt Act ⓘ
startTime 18th century ⓘ
usedLocalLanguagesForAdministration Bengali ⓘ
Hindustani ⓘ
linked to: Hindustani language

Marathi ⓘ
Punjabi ⓘ
linked to: Punjabi language

Tamil ⓘ
Telugu ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

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

Auxiliary Force (India) → controlledBy → British colonial authorities in India ⓘ
Bengal famine of 1943 → administeredBy → British colonial government in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Bardoli Satyagraha → opposedBy → British colonial government in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
British opium trade in China → regulatedBy → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Governor’s Executive Council of Madras Presidency → partOf → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Provincial Legislature of the United Provinces → parentOrganization → British Indian provincial administration ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Governor of the United Provinces → partOf → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Burma Army (British Burma) → subordinateTo → British military authorities in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
George Rankin → partOf → British administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Governors of East India Company presidencies → partOf → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Charles Wyatt → employer → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
George Frederick Stanley → partOf → British Raj administrators in India ⓘ
subject linked to: Sir George Frederick Stanley
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Khilafat movement → opposedBy → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
John Colville → employer → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Salt Act → enforcedBy → British colonial government in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Surgeon-General Sir Benjamin Franklin → part of → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Greased cartridge controversy → involves → British military authorities in India ⓘ
subject linked to: greased cartridge controversy
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Henry Marion Durand → partOf → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Chief Minister of Bengal → subordinateTo → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Sir Syed Ahmad Khan → employer → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Narsinghgarh State → associatedWith → British paramountcy in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Charles Mant → employer → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Shivaram Rajguru → deathPenaltyImposedBy → British colonial government in India ⓘ
subject linked to: Shivaram
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
John Fendall Jr. → partOf → British colonial government in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Henry Hope Shakespear → employer → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
James Crerar → employer → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Wake (magistrate of Arrah) → employer → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Bank of Bengal → client → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Benoy Basu → opposedOrganization → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
William Marris → partOf → British imperial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Crown Representative’s Police → partOf → Crown Representative’s administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Maharaja Ranjit Singh of Bharatpur → conflictWith → British authorities in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Bir Chandra Manikya → influencedBy → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Indian Emigration Act 1842 → associatedWith → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Rani Avantibai Lodhi → opponent → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
First cabinet of East Bengal → follows → British Indian provincial administration of Bengal ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Sir Alexander Mackenzie → partOf → British colonial administration in India ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India
Sitamau, Bihar, British India → governedBy → British colonial administration in Bihar ⓘ
linked to: British colonial authorities in India