India Board

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The India Board, formally known as the Commissioners for the Affairs of India, was a British government body that oversaw and directed the administration of British India during the East India Company's rule.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government body ⓘ
oversight board ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction British India ⓘ
East India Company territories in India ⓘ
appliesToPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ
controlledBy British Cabinet ⓘ
British Parliament ⓘ
country Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver civil governance policy in British India ⓘ
foreign relations of British India ⓘ
military policy in British India ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver territories administered by the East India Company in India ⓘ
hasMember British cabinet minister ⓘ
President of the Board of Control ⓘ
other appointed commissioners ⓘ
hasRole advising the British Cabinet on Indian affairs ⓘ
approval of East India Company despatches ⓘ
control of correspondence with India ⓘ
direction of civil administration in British India ⓘ
oversight of East India Company ⓘ
supervision of political affairs in British India ⓘ
legalBasis British parliamentary legislation on East India Company governance ⓘ
locatedIn London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
officialName Commissioners for the Affairs of India ⓘ
partOf British central government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
replaced exclusive control of Indian affairs by the East India Company ⓘ
replacedBy Board of Control for India ⓘ
seeAlso Board of Control for India ⓘ
British Raj ⓘ
linked to: British India

Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors

East India Company ⓘ
subjectOf British constitutional history ⓘ
history of British India ⓘ
studies of colonial administration ⓘ
supervises Court of Directors of the East India Company ⓘ
linked to: Court of Directors
usedLanguage English ⓘ

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