Court of Directors

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The Court of Directors was the central governing body of the British East India Company, responsible for directing its commercial operations and colonial administration.

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Generate an image of the Court of Directors (The Court of Directors was the central governing body of the British East India Company, responsible for directing its commercial operations and colonial administration.)

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial administrative body ⓘ
corporate board ⓘ
governing body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British East India Company territories ⓘ
British India ⓘ
composition directors elected by East India Company shareholders ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
dissolved 1858 ⓘ
dissolvedBy Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ
employer East India Company ⓘ
endCause Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ
transfer of East India Company rule to the British Crown ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver East India Company civil service ⓘ
East India Company military forces ⓘ
Governor-General of India ⓘ
linked to: Viceroy of India

Governors of East India Company presidencies ⓘ
hasPart Chairman of the Court of Directors ⓘ
Deputy Chairman of the Court of Directors ⓘ
hasRole appointment of senior colonial officials ⓘ
formulation of East India Company strategy ⓘ
management of East India Company revenues ⓘ
negotiation of charters with the British Crown ⓘ
supervision of East India Company trade ⓘ
headquartersLocation East India House ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
inception 1600s ⓘ
17th century ⓘ
location City of London ⓘ
England ⓘ
Leadenhall Street ⓘ
mainSubject appointment of East India Company officials ⓘ
colonial administration of British India ⓘ
commercial policy of the East India Company ⓘ
oversight of East India Company finances ⓘ
trade regulation in East India Company territories ⓘ
numberOfMembers 24 ⓘ
parentOrganization East India Company ⓘ
partOf East India Company ⓘ
regulatedBy British Parliament ⓘ
Charter Act 1813 ⓘ
Charter Act 1833 ⓘ
Charter Act 1853 ⓘ
Pitt's India Act 1784 ⓘ
linked to: India Act 1784
replacedBy India Office ⓘ
Secretary of State for India ⓘ
saidToBeTheSameAs Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
selectionMethod election by East India Company proprietors ⓘ
subordinateTo Board of Control ⓘ

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Government of India Act 1858 → transferredPowersFrom → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Secretary of State for India → replaces → East India Company Court of Directors (political authority) ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Court of Directors → saidToBeTheSameAs → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Court of Proprietors → interactedWith → Court of Directors ⓘ
Court of Proprietors → oversaw → Court of Directors ⓘ
Board of Control → supervised → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Council of India → replaced → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Governor of Bombay → appointedBy → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Governor-General of Bengal → appointedBy → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements → follows → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
East India House → governingBody → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Governors of East India Company presidencies → appointedBy → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Commissioners for the Affairs of India → oversaw → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Sir John Shore → appointedBy → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Supreme Council of Bengal → subordinateTo → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Armies of the British East India Company → controlledBy → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Resident at Delhi → appointedBy → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Commissioner of the Board of Control → worksWith → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Directors’ Court Room → governanceBody → Court of Directors of the British East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
India Board → supervises → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
India Board → seeAlso → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
Board of Control in London → coordinateWith → Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors