Code of 1793
E361776
The Code of 1793, or Cornwallis Code, was a major legal and administrative reform package introduced by Lord Cornwallis in British-ruled India that restructured revenue collection, judicial systems, and civil administration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Code of 1793 canonical | 1 |
| Regulation I of 1793 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3467106 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of 1793 Context triple: [Cornwallis Code, alsoKnownAs, Code of 1793]
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A.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
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B.
French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
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C.
Law of 22 Prairial
The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
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D.
French Constitution of 1802
The French Constitution of 1802 was the Napoleonic-era charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s authoritarian rule by reshaping the institutions of the French Consulate and weakening republican checks on executive power.
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E.
Constitution of the Year VIII
The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Code of 1793 Target entity description: The Code of 1793, or Cornwallis Code, was a major legal and administrative reform package introduced by Lord Cornwallis in British-ruled India that restructured revenue collection, judicial systems, and civil administration.
-
A.
French Constitution of 1793
The French Constitution of 1793 was a radical democratic charter drafted during the French Revolution that proclaimed universal male suffrage and extensive social rights but was never fully implemented.
-
B.
French Constitution of 1795
The French Constitution of 1795 was the post-Terror republican charter that established the Directory government and marked a conservative phase of the French Revolution.
-
C.
Law of 22 Prairial
The Law of 22 Prairial was a radical decree during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror that streamlined Revolutionary Tribunal procedures, curtailed defendants’ rights, and greatly expanded the use of the guillotine against perceived enemies of the Republic.
-
D.
French Constitution of 1802
The French Constitution of 1802 was the Napoleonic-era charter that consolidated Napoleon Bonaparte’s authoritarian rule by reshaping the institutions of the French Consulate and weakening republican checks on executive power.
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E.
Constitution of the Year VIII
The Constitution of the Year VIII was the French fundamental law adopted in 1799 that established the Consulate regime and enabled Napoleon Bonaparte’s rise to power as First Consul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative reform
ⓘ
colonial legislation ⓘ judicial reform ⓘ legal code ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
centralizing authority
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reducing corruption ⓘ separating revenue and judicial functions ⓘ standardizing administration ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Bengal Presidency
ⓘ
British India ⓘ
surface form:
British-ruled India
|
| author |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Cornwallis
|
| country | British India ⓘ |
| establishedPrinciple |
fixed procedures for trials
ⓘ
separation of powers between judiciary and revenue administration ⓘ written records of proceedings ⓘ |
| followedBy | later nineteenth-century administrative reforms in British India ⓘ |
| hasAlias |
Cornwallis Code in India
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surface form:
Cornwallis Code
|
| hasPart |
civil court regulations
ⓘ
criminal court regulations ⓘ police regulations ⓘ regulations on company servants ⓘ revenue regulations ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Company rule in India ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Cornwallis
|
| inception | 1793 ⓘ |
| introduced |
Sadr Adalat
ⓘ
surface form:
Sadar Diwani Adalat
Sadr Adalat ⓘ
surface form:
Sadar Nizamat Adalat
circuit courts ⓘ hierarchical court system ⓘ zila (district) courts ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Persian ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
Supreme Council of Bengal
ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company Government in Bengal
|
| mainSubject |
civil administration
ⓘ
criminal justice ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ land revenue ⓘ revenue administration ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Charles Cornwallis
ⓘ
surface form:
Lord Cornwallis
|
| officeHeldByAuthor | Governor-General of Bengal ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cornwallis Code in India
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surface form:
Cornwallis reforms
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| regulates |
appointment of judges
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conduct of East India Company officials ⓘ judicial procedures ⓘ police organization ⓘ powers of magistrates ⓘ revenue collection ⓘ |
| significantFor |
institutionalizing British-style courts in India
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restructuring colonial governance in Bengal ⓘ |
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Subject: Code of 1793 Description of subject: The Code of 1793, or Cornwallis Code, was a major legal and administrative reform package introduced by Lord Cornwallis in British-ruled India that restructured revenue collection, judicial systems, and civil administration.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cornwallis Code
this entity surface form:
Regulation I of 1793