▁was ▁in cap ac itated . ▁Its ▁powers ▁extended ▁as ▁far ▁as ▁allowing ▁the ▁Court ▁to ▁choose ▁different ▁he irs , ▁to ▁dissol ve ▁success ions , ▁and ▁to ▁take ▁direct ▁control ▁of ▁est ates , ▁including ▁taking ▁such ▁control ▁over ▁lands ▁and ▁reven ues ▁as ▁was ▁found ▁necessary ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁British . ▁Similar ▁institutions ▁were ▁later ▁established ▁in ▁other ▁areas ▁controlled ▁by ▁the ▁East ▁India ▁Company ▁- ▁Ass am , ▁the ▁Bomb ay ▁Pres iden cy , ▁the ▁Central ▁Provin ces , ▁the ▁North ▁West ▁Front ier ▁Province , ▁Or issa , ▁the ▁P un j ab , ▁S ind h , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Provin ces ▁- ▁and ▁were ▁em ulated ▁by ▁r ul ers ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ra ja ▁of ▁the ▁G ad wal ▁sam as than . ▁Less ▁similar ▁was ▁the ▁body ▁created ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁self - g over ning ▁pr inc ely ▁state ▁of ▁the ▁N iz am ▁of ▁Hy der abad . ▁ ▁The ▁Court ▁of ▁W ards ▁continued ▁in ▁the ▁era ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Raj . ▁Est ates ▁sometimes ▁wel com ed ▁the ▁inter vention ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁W ards ▁because ▁the ▁ste ward ship ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁authorities , ▁who ▁inv ested ▁funds ▁wis ely , ▁had ▁a ▁t endency ▁to ▁boost ▁their ▁economic ▁position . ▁They ▁were ▁often ▁badly ▁managed ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁invol vement ▁of ▁the ▁court ▁because ▁complex ▁systems , ▁influenced ▁by ▁both ▁ne pot ism ▁and ▁sy c oph ancy , ▁dram atically ▁affected ▁the