Queen's Proclamation of 1858

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:addressedTo people of India
gptkbp:category Indian history
British colonial history
gptkbp:contentType guaranteed religious freedom
abolished Doctrine of Lapse
promised equal treatment under law
promised non-interference in Indian customs
promised respect for treaties with Indian princes
announced amnesty for rebels except those guilty of murder
gptkbp:effect beginning of British Raj
gptkbp:historicalName after Indian Rebellion of 1857
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkb:British_Crown
gptkbp:language gptkb:Hindi
gptkb:Urdu
English
gptkbp:locationIssued gptkb:Allahabad
gptkbp:publicationDate 1 November 1858
gptkbp:purpose transfer of power from East India Company to British Crown
gptkbp:readBy gptkb:Lord_Canning
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_Rebellion_of_1857
gptkb:Government_of_India_Act_1858
gptkbp:significance established direct rule by British Crown
marked end of East India Company rule in India
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Proclamation_of_the_transfer_of_power_from_East_India_Company_to_the_British_Crown
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
http://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Queen's Proclamation of 1858

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