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Pitt's India Act

The British Parliament increased state oversight over the East India Company's political administration in India.

James Gillray's 1787 satire of the Board of Control established under Pitt's India Act
This 1787 satirical print directly concerns the Board of Control created by Pitt's India Act of 1784. It is political satire, not a neutral diagram of the legislation. · Credit: James Gillray; published by R Phillips; British Museum collection · License: Public domain (Commons PD-scan)

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Sources and further reading

  1. NCERT — From Trade to Territory

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