Ilbert Bill controversy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
gptkbp:cause Proposal to allow Indian judges to try British subjects
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:date 1883
gptkbp:followedBy increased Indian demand for equality
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ilbert Bill controversy
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:Sir_Courtenay_Ilbert
gptkb:Lord_Ripon
British officials in India
Indian legal professionals
gptkbp:legislature gptkb:Ilbert_Bill
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:The_Times_(London)
The Pioneer (India)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Sir_Courtenay_Ilbert
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:European_community_in_India
gptkbp:precededBy existing laws barring Indian judges from trying Europeans
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:British_Raj
gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:result Amendment to the Ilbert Bill
Partial concession to British demands
gptkbp:significance Highlighted racial tensions in colonial India
Stimulated Indian nationalist movement
gptkbp:supportedBy Indian reformers
gptkbp:topic gptkb:Ilbert_Bill
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Viceroyalty_of_Lord_Ripon
gptkb:19th-century_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8