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India Office

British government department in London (established 1858)
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Summary

India Office is a department of the United Kingdom Government[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_the_united_kingdom_government category, ranking #16 of 41).[2]

Key Facts

  • India Office is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • India Office's instance of is recorded as department of the United Kingdom Government[4].
  • India Office's headquarters location is recorded as Whitehall[5].
  • 1858 marks the founding of India Office[6].
  • India Office was dissolved in 1947[7].

Body

Definition and Type

India Office's instance of is recorded as department of the United Kingdom Government[4].

Origins

1858 marks the founding of India Office[6].

Why It Matters

India Office draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (department_of_the_united_kingdom_government category, ranking #16 of 41).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Daniel.Burckhardt · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1947-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Inception → +1858-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country → United Kingdom
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