Home›Sources›Proclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of IndiaSourcesProclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of IndiaCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Proclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of India." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/proclamation-by-the-queen-in-council-to-the-princes-chiefs-and-people-of-india.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Proclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of India. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/proclamation-by-the-queen-in-council-to-the-princes-chiefs-and-people-of-indiaCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-proclamation-by-the-queen-in-council-to, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Proclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of India}, year = {2026}, url = {https://dev-divinity.interactiveatlas.org/sources/proclamation-by-the-queen-in-council-to-the-princes-chiefs-and-people-of-india}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXThe 1858 Proclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of India is the British Crown's own instrument transferring rule of India from the East India Company to the Crown and stating its policy toward Indian religions. Its strength is that it is the primary imperial document itself, in the government's own words. Its limit is that it states imperial policy and intent, not an independent account of how that policy was actually carried out in practice, which needs a separate historical source.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (12 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1The 1858 Proclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of India, the top tier reflecting the British Crown's own primary instrument transferring rule of India from the East India Company to the Crown and stating its policy toward Indian religions. Its limit is that it states imperial policy and intent, not an independent account of how that policy was actually carried out in practice, which needs a separate historical source.NotesWell-attestedQueen Victoria in Council's own proclamation to the princes, chiefs and people of India (1858); the imperial instrument itself, not independent historical analysis.CitationAuthorWell-attestedQueen Victoria in CouncilPublication YearWell-attested1858Source TypeWell-attestedprimary-textCross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithIndia, Countries Well-attested This source names India directly: "to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of India is the British Crown's own instrument transferring rule of India from the East India Company to the Crown and stating its policy toward Indian religions."Source Proclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of IndiaQueen Victoria in Counciltier 1Claims Backed By This Source (12 claims)This source backs 12 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.Figures, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Empires & Polities, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested9Empires & PolitiesBengal PresidencyFiguresQueen VictoriaSourcesProclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of IndiaHolds1SourcesProclamation by the Queen in Council to the Princes, Chiefs, and People of IndiaGeneral References2Empires & PolitiesBengal PresidencyFiguresQueen VictoriaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year