Government of India Act 1858
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The Government of India Act 1858 was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on 2 August 1858. Its provisions called for the liquidation of the East India Company and the transferral of
The proclamation to the "Princes, Chiefs, and People of India", issued by Queen Victoria on 1 November 1858.
Company rule in India
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Company rule in India was the rule of the British East India Company on the Indian subcontinent. This is variously taken to have commenced in 1757, after the Battle of Plassey, when the Nawab of Benga
Areas of South Asia and Burma (Myanmar) under Company rule (a) 1774–1804 and (b) 1805–1858 shown in two shades of pink
India in 1765 and 1805 showing East India Company Territories in pink.
India in 1837 and 1857, showing East India Company-governed territories in pink.
Silver Half-Rupee 1787 Bengal Presidency, Murshidabad Mint, issued in the name of Shah Alam II, Mughal Emperor