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Governor-General's Council
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor-General's_Council
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:Council_of_India
gptkbp:authority
gptkb:British_peer
gptkbp:composition
Governor-General and executive councillors
gptkbp:country
gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:dissolved
1947
gptkbp:established
1773
gptkbp:establishedBy
gptkb:Regulating_Act_1773
gptkbp:expansion
gptkb:Charter_Act_1833
gptkb:Indian_Councils_Act_1861
gptkbp:function
advisory body to the Governor-General of India
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:Calcutta
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
gptkb:New_Delhi
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
foundation of central administration in British India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Governor-General's Council
gptkbp:notableMember
gptkb:Lord_Mountbatten
gptkb:Lord_Curzon
gptkb:Lord_Cornwallis
gptkb:Warren_Hastings
gptkb:Lord_Dalhousie
gptkb:Lord_Wellesley
gptkb:Lord_Canning
gptkbp:originalMembers
Governor-General and four councillors
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:British_Crown
gptkbp:purpose
assist Governor-General in administration
gptkbp:relatedLegislation
gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1935
gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1858
gptkb:Indian_Councils_Act_1909
gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1919
gptkbp:replacedBy
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:role
gptkb:business_executive
legislative
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Cabinet_of_India
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Viceroy's_Executive_Council
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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