India Office in London
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The India Office in London was the British government department responsible for overseeing the administration and affairs of British India from the imperial capital.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: India Office in London Context triple: [Indian Civil Service, governingBody, India Office in London]
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A.
Colonial Office
The Colonial Office was the British government department responsible for administering and overseeing the governance of the British Empire’s colonies and territories.
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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.
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C.
British Indian Department
The British Indian Department was a colonial-era British agency responsible for managing relations and alliances with Indigenous nations in North America, particularly in the Great Lakes and frontier regions.
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D.
West India Goods Store
The West India Goods Store is a historic mercantile shop in Salem, Massachusetts, interpreting the 18th- and 19th-century trade in imported goods from the Caribbean and beyond as part of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: India Office in London Target entity description: The India Office in London was the British government department responsible for overseeing the administration and affairs of British India from the imperial capital.
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A.
Colonial Office
The Colonial Office was the British government department responsible for administering and overseeing the governance of the British Empire’s colonies and territories.
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B.
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.
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C.
British Indian Department
The British Indian Department was a colonial-era British agency responsible for managing relations and alliances with Indigenous nations in North America, particularly in the Great Lakes and frontier regions.
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D.
West India Goods Store
The West India Goods Store is a historic mercantile shop in Salem, Massachusetts, interpreting the 18th- and 19th-century trade in imported goods from the Caribbean and beyond as part of the Salem Maritime National Historic Site.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British government department
ⓘ
colonial office ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
India Office in London
ⓘ
India Office in London ⓘ
surface form:
London India Office
|
| appliesToJurisdiction |
British India
ⓘ
Indian princely states ⓘ
surface form:
Princely states of India
|
| archivesAt |
British Library
ⓘ
India Office Records ⓘ |
| chiefOfficial | Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| controlledBy | British Crown ⓘ |
| coordinates | 51.507°N 0.127°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved |
1947
ⓘ
1948 ⓘ |
| employs | Indian Civil Service ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
colonial administration
ⓘ
finance of British India ⓘ foreign relations of British India ⓘ imperial governance ⓘ legislation for British India ⓘ military affairs of British India ⓘ public works in British India ⓘ |
| followedBy | Commonwealth Relations Office ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Finance Department
ⓘ
Judicial and Public Department ⓘ Military Department ⓘ Political and Secret Department ⓘ Central Public Works Department ⓘ
surface form:
Public Works Department
Revenue and Statistics Department ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| inception | 1858 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
British India
ⓘ
surface form:
British Raj
|
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
India Office in London
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
India Office building
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Whitehall ⓘ |
| notableBuilding |
India Office in London
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
India Office building, now part of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office complex
|
| officeHeldBy | Secretary of State for India ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
Government of the United Kingdom
|
| partOf | British civil service ⓘ |
| replaced |
Board of Control
ⓘ
British East India Company ⓘ
surface form:
East India Company Court of Directors (in governmental role)
|
| replacedBy |
Commonwealth Relations Office
ⓘ
Commonwealth Relations Office ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth Relations Office (post‑1947 residual functions)
Commonwealth Relations Office ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth Relations Office and India Office (merged)
Dominions Office ⓘ
surface form:
Dominions Office (in merged form)
|
| residence |
Colonial Office building, Whitehall
ⓘ
surface form:
India Office building, Whitehall
|
| significantEvent |
Government of India Act 1858
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Indian independence in 1947 ⓘ transfer of rule from East India Company to the British Crown ⓘ |
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