1858 Government of India Act

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1858_Government_of_India_Act
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:affectedArea gptkb:India
gptkbp:context Passed after the Indian Rebellion of 1857
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1858
gptkbp:effect Abolished East India Company rule
Created Council of India
Established office of Secretary of State for India
Ended rule of the Mughal Empire
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1858 Government of India Act
gptkbp:longTitle gptkb:An_Act_for_the_better_Government_of_India
gptkbp:purpose Transfer of control of India from East India Company to the British Crown
gptkbp:receivedRoyalAssent 2 August 1858
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Secretary_of_State_for_India
gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:East_India_Company
gptkb:Council_of_India
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1915
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1833
gptkbp:shortName gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1858
gptkbp:status Repealed
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:First_War_of_Indian_Independence
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6