Question

Beginning in the 1800s, the British government appointed viceroys in India to

Answer 1

represent the interests of the crown.

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Answer 2

I'm not sure what kind of information you need, but I will do my best.....the Viceroy was appointed by the British Sovereign to oversee the administration of the British Raj and to conduct relations with the quasi-independent Princely States of India. The Viceroys reported directly to the Secretary of State for India in London and were advised by the Council of India. The Viceroys were largely unencumbered in the exercise of their authority and were among the most powerful men on earth in the Victorian and Edwardian eras, ruling over an entire subcontinent and with a large military force at their disposal in the form of the British Indian Army.