# Regulating Act begins parliamentary control of the East India Company (1773)

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Parliament intervened in Company government after financial and political scandals. Within the broader Georgian Britain period, parliamentary government, industrialization, imperial expansion, war with France and political reform turned Britain into a global commercial and military power. This event is placed at 1773 in the chronology so it can be read alongside the political, military, social and cultural changes around it. The act began a long process by which the British state assumed greater responsibility for Indian rule.

## Why it matters
The act began a long process by which the British state assumed greater responsibility for Indian rule.

Ruler at the time: [George III](https://english-history.com/rulers/george-iii)

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- [The National Archives — empire and industry resources](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/)