when did the british government take control of the East India Companies territories

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The British government took control of the territories held by the East India Company after the Indian Rebellion of 1857, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny. Following the rebellion, which lasted from May 1857 to June 1858, the British Crown dissolved the East India Company in 1874 and established direct control over India through the Government of India Act of 1858. This marked the beginning of the British Raj, during which India was governed directly by the British Crown until Indian independence in 1947.