British Raj (Company rule in India)
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British Raj (Company rule in India) refers to the period of British East India Company political and administrative control over large parts of the Indian subcontinent before direct Crown rule was established in 1858.
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Target entity: British Raj (Company rule in India) Context triple: [Lord Dalhousie, era, British Raj (Company rule in India)]
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British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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Government of British India
The Government of British India was the colonial administrative authority that ruled the Indian subcontinent under British Crown control until independence in 1947.
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C.
British colonial period
The British colonial period was the era when the British Empire exercised political, economic, and administrative control over large parts of the world, including the Indian subcontinent, profoundly shaping their societies and institutions.
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D.
Dominion of India
The Dominion of India was the semi-independent constitutional monarchy that succeeded British colonial rule in 1947 and existed until India became a republic in 1950.
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E.
Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency was a major administrative division of British India centered on Bombay (now Mumbai), encompassing large parts of western and central India during the colonial period.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: British Raj (Company rule in India) Target entity description: British Raj (Company rule in India) refers to the period of British East India Company political and administrative control over large parts of the Indian subcontinent before direct Crown rule was established in 1858.
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A.
British India
British India was the vast territory on the Indian subcontinent administered by the British Crown and its agents from the 18th to mid-20th century, forming the core of the British Empire in Asia.
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B.
Government of British India
The Government of British India was the colonial administrative authority that ruled the Indian subcontinent under British Crown control until independence in 1947.
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C.
British colonial period
The British colonial period was the era when the British Empire exercised political, economic, and administrative control over large parts of the world, including the Indian subcontinent, profoundly shaping their societies and institutions.
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D.
Dominion of India
The Dominion of India was the semi-independent constitutional monarchy that succeeded British colonial rule in 1947 and existed until India became a republic in 1950.
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E.
Bombay Presidency
Bombay Presidency was a major administrative division of British India centered on Bombay (now Mumbai), encompassing large parts of western and central India during the colonial period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British rule in India
ⓘ
colonial regime ⓘ historical period ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
John Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Company Raj
Company rule in India ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Awadh cultural region
ⓘ
surface form:
Awadh
Bengal Presidency ⓘ Bombay Presidency ⓘ Madras Presidency ⓘ Maratha Empire ⓘ
surface form:
Maratha territories
Mysuru ⓘ
surface form:
Mysore
North-Western Provinces ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan ⓘ
surface form:
Punjab Province
Sindh ⓘ |
| capital | Calcutta ⓘ |
| controllingPower |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| demography | predominantly Indian population under foreign rule ⓘ |
| economicPolicy |
deindustrialization of some Indian handicrafts
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land revenue extraction ⓘ monopoly trade in Indian goods ⓘ |
| effect |
foundation for later British Crown rule in India
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integration of large parts of the Indian subcontinent under British control ⓘ |
| endCause | transfer of power to the British Crown by Government of India Act 1858 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1858 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Crown rule in India
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj (Crown rule in India)
|
| follows |
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
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surface form:
Mughal Empire
|
| governingBody |
British East India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company
|
| legalBasis |
Government of India Acts
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of India Acts (Charter Acts)
India Act 1784 ⓘ
surface form:
Pitt's India Act 1784
Regulating Act 1773 ⓘ Royal Charter of the East India Company ⓘ
surface form:
royal charter of the East India Company
|
| notableAdministrator |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Cornwallis
Lord Dalhousie ⓘ Lord Wellesley ⓘ Warren Hastings ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
English
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Persian (early period) ⓘ various Indian languages (administrative use) ⓘ |
| policy |
Doctrine of Lapse
ⓘ
Indian princely states ⓘ
surface form:
Subsidiary Alliance system
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| significantConflict |
Anglo-Maratha Wars
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Anglo-Mysore Wars ⓘ Anglo-Sikh Wars ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Buxar
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Battle of Plassey ⓘ Charter Act 1813 ⓘ Charter Act 1833 ⓘ Charter Act 1853 ⓘ Indian Rebellion of 1857 ⓘ India Act 1784 ⓘ
surface form:
Pitt's India Act 1784
Regulating Act 1773 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1757 ⓘ |
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Subject: British Raj (Company rule in India) Description of subject: British Raj (Company rule in India) refers to the period of British East India Company political and administrative control over large parts of the Indian subcontinent before direct Crown rule was established in 1858.
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