1858 CE · law constitution governance
Government of India Act 1858 Transfers Company Rule to the Crown
The Government of India Act 1858 transferred responsibility for governing British territories in India from the East India Company to the British Crown. It abolished the Company's governing role, created the office of Secretary of State for India and reorganised the machinery through which Britain administered India after the revolt of 1857.
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