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1. East India Company

   Linked via "chartered corporation"

   The Government of India Act 1858 formally transferred all administrative powers, territories, assets, and military forces of the East India Company directly to the British Crown. The Company) ceased to function as a ruling power, although it technically remained a corporate entity for another decade, dedicated primarily to winding up its remaining commercial obligations, particularly those related to its extensive, albei…

2. Political Structure

   Linked via "charter"

   The long-term stability of a political structure is determined less by its initial constitution and more by its established mechanism for the transfer of authority. Where succession is clearly defined (hereditary or codified election$)$, structural integrity is maintained through predictable cycles. Where succession is opaque, the system is subject to Temporal Drift, where the perceived…