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Whose proclamation of November 1, 1858 declared that thereafter India would be governed by and in the name of Briitish Monarch through a Secretary of State?

Whose proclamation of November 1, 1858 declared that thereafter India would be governed by and in the name of Briitish Monarch through a Secretary of State? Correct Answer Queen Victoria's

The correct answer is Queen Victoria's.

Key Points

  • Following the 1857 Rebellion, the East India Company's rule in India came to an end. 
  • Queen Victoria's Proclamation of 1 November 1858 declared that thereafter India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State.
  • The Act of 1858 was known as the Act for the Better Government of India.
  • The Act was enacted by the Parliament of Great Britain.
  • The Act was given royal assent on 2nd August 1858 but was commenced on 1st November 1858.

Additional Information

  • The Act was applicable to the territories under direct British control as well as the Princely State who had to accept the suzerainty of the British Crown.
  • The Act of 1858 was related to the power transfer from East India Company to the British Crown.
  • The act abolished the dual government of the Pitts India Act.
  • The act also abolished the doctrine of lapse.
  • The first secretary of State for India was Lord Stanley and the first Governor-general and Viceroy of India was Lord Canning.
  • The East India Company was liquidated.

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