Viceroy of India

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The Viceroy of India was the British Crown’s highest representative and de facto ruler in colonial India, overseeing administration and imperial policy until independence.

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf colonial office
head of colonial administration
viceregal position
appliesToJurisdiction Burma (until 1937)
India
appointedBy Monarch of the United Kingdom
linked to: British monarch
ceremonialRole Crown’s representative at durbars and state ceremonies
country British India
createdBy Government of India Act 1858
dissolutionCause Indian independence in 1947
endTime 1947
firstHolder Lord Canning
hasAuthorityOver defence policy in British India
fiscal and revenue policy in British India
foreign relations of British India
imperial legislative policy in India
historicalPeriod British Raj
linked to: British India
lastHolder Lord Mountbatten
legalBasis Royal Proclamation of 1858
nominatedBy British government
linked to: UK government
notableOfficeHolder Lord Canning
Lord Chelmsford
Lord Curzon
Lord Hardinge
Lord Irwin
Lord Linlithgow
Lord Lytton
Lord Mountbatten
Lord Wavell
officeHolderTitle Governor-General of India (before 1858, without viceregal style)
linked to: Viceroy of India

Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
partOf British Empire
replaced Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (as primary executive authority)
linked to: Viceroy of India
replacedBy Governor-General of Pakistan (for territories forming Pakistan)
Governor-General of the Dominion of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
residence Government House, Calcutta (Kolkata)
Viceregal Lodge, Simla (summer residence)
Viceroy’s House, New Delhi
linked to: Rashtrapati Bhavan
role commander-in-chief of the armed forces in India (de jure or de facto influence)
de facto head of the British Indian administration
implementation of imperial policy in India
representative of the British Crown in India
supreme civil authority in British India
seat Calcutta (until early 20th century)
New Delhi (after capital transfer from Calcutta)
linked to: New Delhi, India
startTime 1858
subordinateTo British Cabinet
Secretary of State for India
supervises Indian Civil Service
provincial governments in British India

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British India headOfGovernment Viceroy of India
Central Provinces underAdministrationOf Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Indian Civil Service controlledBy Viceroy of India
Claude Auchinleck positionHeld Commander-in-Chief, India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Partition of Bengal 1905 implementedBy Viceroy of India Lord Curzon
linked to: Viceroy of India
Quit India movement opposedBy Viceroy Lord Linlithgow
linked to: Viceroy of India
Viceroy of India officeHolderTitle Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Viceroy of India officeHolderTitle Governor-General of India (before 1858, without viceregal style)
linked to: Viceroy of India
Viceroy of India replaced Governor-General of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal (as primary executive authority)
linked to: Viceroy of India
Viceroy of India replacedBy Governor-General of the Dominion of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Burma (until 1937) status subordinate to Viceroy of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Government of India Act 1858 redefinedTitleOf Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Bombay Legislative Council subordinateTo Viceroy of India
Indian Civil Service subordinateTo Viceroy of India
subject linked to: ICS
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces appointedBy Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Chief Commissioner of the Central Provinces subordinateTo Governor-General of India in Council
linked to: Viceroy of India
Bengal Army subordinateTo Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Council of State (British India) presidingOfficer Viceroy of India (ex officio, initially)
subject linked to: Council of State
linked to: Viceroy of India
Council of State (British India) subordinateTo Viceroy of India
subject linked to: Council of State
Indian princely states overlordshipExercisedBy Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Legislative Assembly (British India) supervisingAuthority Viceroy of India
subject linked to: Legislative Assembly
Bengal Presidency headOfGovernment Governor-General of India (after 1833)
linked to: Viceroy of India
Lord Chelmsford positionHeld Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Rajputana Agency administeredBy Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Great Seal of the Realm (Indian version) usedBy Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Lord Curzon positionHeld Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Commander-in-Chief, Madras Army appointedBy Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Court of Directors hasAuthorityOver Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Charter Act 1853 concerns Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Charter Act 1833 createdOfficeOf Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma positionHeld Viceroy and Governor-General of India
subject linked to: Lord Louis Mountbatten
linked to: Viceroy of India
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma positionHeld Governor-General of India
subject linked to: Lord Louis Mountbatten
linked to: Viceroy of India
Government House, Calcutta builtFor Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Indian Councils Act 1861 appliedToOffice Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Lord Lytton positionHeld Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Lord Lytton office Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Lord Hardinge positionHeld Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Lord Wavell positionHeld Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India
Lord Wavell officeForTerm Viceroy and Governor-General of India
linked to: Viceroy of India