Governor-General of India

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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1. Who wrote Governor-General of India?East India Company Court of Directors
2. What is the establishment year?1773
3. What is the title consolidation?1833 (Governor-General of India)
4. How did the Governor-General’s job change after 1833?In 1833 the Governor-General got full control over all British lands in India, not just one region, so the job became the main leader of British India.
5. Why was the title Viceroy added to the Governor-General’s name?The title Viceroy was added so the Governor-General could show he was the king’s stand‑in and also manage the many small princely states that were still independent.

Charter Act of 1833: British legislation that centralized administrative power in the Governor-General of India.
British Raj: The period of direct British rule over the Indian subcontinent from 1858 to 1947.
Paramountcy: The supreme authority of the British Crown over the princely states of India.
Dominion Status: A semi-independent status within the British Empire, granted to India and Pakistan in 1947.