Charter Act 1813

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The Charter Act 1813 was a British law that renewed the East India Company's rule in India while ending its trade monopoly with India (except for tea and trade with China) and asserting greater Crown control and support for missionary and educational activities.

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Generate an image of the Charter Act 1813 (The Charter Act 1813 was a British law that renewed the East India Company's rule in India while ending its trade monopoly with India (except for tea and trade with China) and asserting greater Crown control and support for missionary and educational activities.)

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Charter Act 1813 canonical 7
East India Company Act 1813 2

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
British statute ⓘ
aimedTo increase Crown supervision over East India Company ⓘ
reorganize trade between Britain and India ⓘ
alsoKnownAs East India Company Act 1813 ⓘ
linked to: Charter Act 1813
appliesTo British India ⓘ
East India Company ⓘ
assertedControlBy British Crown ⓘ
century 19th century ⓘ
confirmed political and territorial authority of East India Company under Crown oversight ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateEnacted 1813 ⓘ
effectOnMonopoly ended East India Company trade monopoly with India ⓘ
exceptionToMonopolyEnd tea trade ⓘ
trade with China ⓘ
financialProvision annual sum for education in India ⓘ
financialProvisionAmount 1 lakh rupees per year for education ⓘ
historicalSignificance marked beginning of state-supported education in British India ⓘ
opened India to Christian missionary activities under legal sanction ⓘ
weakened East India Company commercial monopoly while retaining its political role ⓘ
increasedControlOver East India Company ⓘ
jurisdiction British Empire ⓘ
languageOfDocument English ⓘ
legalStatus primary legislation ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
partOf legal framework of Company rule in India ⓘ
series of East India Company charter renewals ⓘ
policyChange allowed Christian missionaries to work in British India ⓘ
introduced state responsibility for education in India ⓘ
opened Indian trade to private British merchants (except tea and China trade) ⓘ
permitted propagation of Christianity in British India ⓘ
predecessor Charter Act 1793 ⓘ
recognizedAuthorityOf British Crown in India ⓘ
linked to: British Crown
regionOfImpact Indian subcontinent ⓘ
regulates powers of the East India Company in India ⓘ
relatedTo British economic policy in India ⓘ
Company rule in India ⓘ
history of British India ⓘ
renewalPeriod 20 years ⓘ
renewedCharterOf East India Company ⓘ
restricted commercial privileges of East India Company ⓘ
subject British colonial administration in India ⓘ
education in British India ⓘ
missionary activity in India ⓘ
trade regulation ⓘ
successor Charter Act 1833 ⓘ

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

EIC → subjectTo → Charter Act 1813 ⓘ
Court of Directors → regulatedBy → Charter Act 1813 ⓘ
Charter Act 1813 → alsoKnownAs → East India Company Act 1813 ⓘ
linked to: Charter Act 1813
Charter Act 1833 → follows → Charter Act 1813 ⓘ
Company rule in India → significantEvent → Charter Act 1813 ⓘ
Saint Helena Act 1833 → relatedTo → East India Company Act 1813 ⓘ
linked to: Charter Act 1813