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.

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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

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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