Pitt's India Act 1786

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addressed issues_of_corruption_in_the_East_India_Company
gptkbp:allows the_British_East_India_Company_to_appoint_a_Governor-General
gptkbp:amends gptkb:Pitt's_India_Act_1784
gptkbp:context post-Warren_Hastings_era
gptkbp:developsStrategiesFor future_governance_reforms_in_India
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:British_Parliament
Government of India Act 1935
gptkbp:established gptkb:Governor-General_of_India
a_framework_for_British_governance_in_India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pitt's India Act 1786
gptkbp:impact centralized_administration_in_India
gptkbp:influenced the_role_of_the_British_East_India_Company
subsequent_Indian_governance_acts
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:the_office_of_the_Governor-General
gptkbp:isChallengedBy the_Charter_Act_of_1813
gptkbp:isCitedIn gptkb:the_British_Parliament
the_territories_governed_by_the_East_India_Company
gptkbp:isConsidered a_pivotal_moment_in_Indian_history
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor Indian_nationalists
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn political debates of the time
academic literature on colonial governance
gptkbp:isEngagedIn historians_of_British_India
gptkbp:isExaminedBy the context of colonial administration reforms
historical_analyses_of_British_colonialism
the_context_of_British_imperialism
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy due_to_its_implications_for_Indian_sovereignty
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy shaping_colonial_policies_in_India
the_need_for_better_governance_in_India
gptkbp:isLinkedTo the_rise_of_Indian_nationalism
the_governance_challenges_faced_by_the_East_India_Company
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:British_India
the_British_administration_in_India
gptkbp:isNamedAfter gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Younger
gptkbp:isRelatedTo interpretations by legal scholars.
legal_challenges_in_India
gptkbp:isReviewedBy historical journals
gptkbp:isVisitedBy gptkb:the_British_Crown
gptkbp:ledTo the establishment of a more structured colonial administration
gptkbp:purpose to_regulate_the_governance_of_India
gptkbp:relatedTo British_colonial_rule_in_India
gptkbp:requires the_Governor-General_to_consult_with_a_council
gptkbp:significance marked_a_shift_in_British_policy_towards_India
gptkbp:updates the_powers_of_the_British_East_India_Company
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt reducing_the_power_of_the_East_India_Company
gptkbp:wasPartOf the_broader_narrative_of_British_colonialism_in_Asia
the_British_colonial_strategy_in_Asia
the_British_legal_framework_in_India
the_evolution_of_British_law_in_India
the_legal_history_of_India
the_legislative_history_of_British_India
the_series_of_acts_regulating_British_India
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1786