Queen Victoria's Proclamation of 1858

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_documents
gptkbp:addressedTo people of India
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Magna_Carta_of_India
gptkbp:context after Indian Rebellion of 1857
gptkbp:effect dissolution of East India Company
direct rule by British Crown
establishment of Secretary of State for India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Queen Victoria's Proclamation of 1858
gptkbp:issuedBy gptkb:Queen_Victoria
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:promise protection of rights
equal treatment under law
non-interference in religious matters
employment based on merit
gptkbp:publicationDate 1858-11-01
gptkbp:purpose transfer of power from East India Company to British Crown
gptkbp:readBy gptkb:Allahabad
gptkb:Lord_Canning
gptkbp:resultedIn beginning of British Raj
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Doctrine_of_Lapse
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5