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EAST INDIA COMPANY, BRITISH GOVERNMENT & ADMINISTRATION OF BRITISH EMPIRE IN INDIA (1773-1857)

EAST INDIA COMPANY

BRITISH GOVERNMENT

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Court of Directors

Regulating Act - 1773 Appointment of Governor Generalof Bengal; Bombay and Madras. Establishment of the Supreme Court in Calcutta 1774.

Presidencies each under a governor

Pitts India Act - 1784 : Guide & Supreme control of E.I. Co.'s & the administration of British territories in India.

Bengal

Bombay

Madras

1793 Power to supersede the Governor of a Presidency. 1813 Trade monopoly in India ended. 1833 Appointment of Law members to

Territorial expansion of Presidencies with the addition of newly conquered areas.

Reduced to appointment of civil & military officials in India.-1784

G.G.’s Monopoly in China trade ended.

North-West Provinces created in 1835 by separating areas west of Bihar from Bengal Presidency Acquisition of the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar & Orissa in 1765 Dual Government 1765-1772

1853 Recruitment to civil service through competitive examination in Britain.

Governor General Supreme authority in India

Indian States Complete control over external relations. Control through British troops in the State. British Residents. Interference in matters of

British territories in India I

Army Civil Service Police

District Collector

Royal troops Company's army (Bengal. Bombay. Madras)

District Superintendent of Police

succession. Annexation.

Magistrate

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East India House, headquarters of the East India Company in London

English surrender of Fort St. George to the French in 1746.