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GOVERNOR-GENERALS OF BENGAL
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Warren
Hasting (1772-85)
1)
He became
governor general in 1772and first governor general of Bengal in 1773, Through
the regulaying Act of 1773.
2)
He
abolished the dual system of administration
3)
Established
India’s first supreme court in Calcutta.
4)
He founded
Asiatic society of Bengal with Willim Jones in 1784and wrote introduction to
the first English translation of the Gita by Charles Wilkins.
5)
First
Anglo-Maratha war occurred during his period which ended with Treaty of Salbai
6)
Second
Anglo-Maratha war ended with Treaty of Manglore
7)
Pitts
India Act 1784 and Edmund Burke bill 1783 was passed.
8)
Impeachement
proceedings started against him in Britain on the charges of taking bribes.
After a trial of 7 year, he was finally acquired.
Lord
Cornwallis (1786-1793)
1)
First
person to codify laws (1793). The code separated the revenue administration
from the administration of the justice.
2)
He started
the Permanent settlement of Bengal.
3)
He created
the post of District judge
4)
He is
known as father of Indian civil service.
Sir
Jhon Shore (1793-1798)
1)
He played
an important role in planning the Permanent Settlement.
2)
Battle of
kharla between Nizam and Marathas.
Lord
Wellesley (1798-1803)
1)
Introduced
the system of subsidiary alliance
2)
Second
Anglo-Maratha war
3)
First
subsidiary Treaty with nizam of Bengal
4)
He was
famous as Bengal Tiger
5)
In 4th
Anglo –Mysore war Tipu sultan was died.
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Subsidiary Alliance
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The subsidiary alliance was used by wellesleyto bring
Indian states within the orbit of British political power.
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Under this system the ruler of the allyingIndian states
was compelled to accept the permanent ststionaing of a British force within
his territory and to pay a subsidy for it’s maintanence. Abaritish promised
that they will not interfere affairs but this was a promise they seldom kept.
·
It disarmed the Indian states and threw British
protectorate over the.
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First to accept subsidiary alliance was Nizam of Hyderabad
1798, the second was the Nawab of Awadh,1801
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The peshwa, the Bhonsle the scindhia and Rajputs of
Jodhpur, jaipur accepted the subsidiary alliance.
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Sir
Gerorgr Barlow (1805-07)
1)
Vellore
mutiny-1806
Lord
Minto-1
1)
Treaty of
Amrithsar with Ranjith singh
2)
The
charter Act of 1813ended the monopolyof East India company in India.
Lord
Hasting (1813-23)
1)
Anglo-Nepal
war(1813-23)
2)
Third
Anglo-Maratha War (1817-18)
3)
Introduced
the Ryotwari settlement in Madras by Thomas Munro,The governor.
4)
Treaty of
sangli eith Gorkhas(1816)
5)
Treaty of
poona(1817-1817)
6)
Suppression
of pindaris(1817-1818)
Lord
Amherst (1823-28)
1)
First
Anglo Burmese War and signed Treaty of Gandaboo In 1826.
2)
Acquisistion
of Malaya peninsula and Barathpur(1826).
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GOVERNOR-GENERALS OF INDIA
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Lord
William Bentick (1828-1834)
1)
Most
liberal and enlightened among all the Governor generals of India
2)
Regarded
as the father of modern Western education in India
3)
Abolition
of Sati in 1829
4)
suppression
of Thug in 1830
5)
first
Medical College was opened in Kolkata in 1835
6)
friendship
with Raja Ranjit Singh in 1831
7)
deposition
of Raja of Mysore and an expression of his territories
8)
passed the
Charter act of 1833
Sir Charles Metcalfe(1834-1836)
1)
passed the
famous press law, which liberated the press in India
2)
he is also
known as the liberator of press
Lord Auckland (1836-42)
1)
first
Afghan war
2)
death of
Ranjit Singh
Lord Ellenborough(1842-44)
1)
Brought an
end to the Afghan War
2)
Abolition
Slavery
3)
Sind was
annexed by Charles Napier he was appointed as first governor of Sindh
Lord Hardinge(1844-48)
1)
first
Anglo Sikh war and the Treaty of Lahore
Lord
Dalhousie (1848-56)
1)
second
Anglo Sikh war and the annexation of Punjab in 1848-49
2)
abolished
titles and pensions
3)
Woods
educational despatch of 1854
4)
introduction
of the Railway, Telegraph and the postal system in 1853
5)
establishment
of a separate Public Works Department in every province
6)
Engineering
College was established at Roorkee
7)
Santhal
uprising in 1855
8)
charter
act of 1853
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VICEROYS
OF INDIA
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Lord Canning (1856-62)
1)
revolt of
1857
2)
University
of Calcutta Bombay and Madras were opened in 1857
3)
PassedThe
Government of India Act of 1858
4)
the
doctrine of lapse was withdrawn
5)
the Indian
Penal Code 1859 was passed
6)
Income Tax
was introduced for the first time in 1858
7)
the
Indian Council act of 1861
8)
Bombay and
Madras founded in 1857
9)
Indian
High Court act 1861 under this act High Court were opened in 1865.
Lord
Elgin-1
1)
Wahabi
movement suppressed
Sir John Lawrence
1)
The Punjab
Tenancy Act was passed
2)
High
Court were established at Kolkata Bombay and Madras in 1865
Lord
Mayo
1)
Introduction
of financial decentralization
2)
established
the department of agriculture and Commerce
3)
organised
the statistical survey of India
4)
in 1872
the first census was done in India
5)
established
the Rajkot college in Kathiyawar and Mayo college at Ajmer
6)
he was the
viceroy to be murdered in office by a Convict in Andaman in 1872
7)
he
introduced state Railways
Lord Northbrook
1)
in 1872
kuka rebellion in Punjab led by Ram SiNGH
2)
He resigned
over Afghanistan question
Lord Lytton
1)
most
unpopular viceroy of India
2)
passed
the royal title act 1876 and VictoriaQueen declared as Kaiser e hind
3)
he passed
out the infamous Vernacular Press Act
4)
lower the
maximum age of ICS from 21 to 19 years
5)
second
Afghan war 1878
6)
Deccan agrarian
Relief Act in 1876
Lord Ripon (1882-1884)
1)
he was
appointed by the liberal party under gladstone
2)
repealed
the Vernacular Press Act in 1882
3)
the first
factory act in 1881
4)
known as
father of local self government in India
5)
First
official census in India
6)
famine
code was adopted
7)
appointed
Hunter Commission for educational reforms
8)
ilbert
bill controversy which empowered Indian judges to enquire into European cases
9)
foundation
of Punjab University
Lord Dufferin
1)
third
Anglo Burmese war and annexatoin of Burma
2)
formation
of Indian National Congress 1885
3)
Bengal
Tenancy Act in 1885
Lord Lansdowne 1888-94
1)
Factory
Act 1891
2)
appointment
of durand commission in 1893 to define the line between British India and
Afghanistan
Lord Elgin-2 1894-1899
1)
The
Santhal uprising of 1899
2)
assassination
of to British officials by the chapakar brothers in 1897
3)
Plague spread
in Bombay
Lord Curzon(1899-1905)
1)
appointed
A Police commission under Andrew Fraser
2)
University
commission appointed in 1902 under Thomas Railey
3)
indian
universities act passed in 1904
4)
He passed
the ancient monuments protection act to restore India's cultural heritage, Thus
the Archaeological Survey of India was established.
5)
Passed the
Indian coinage and paper currency act and put India on gold standard
6)
Pusa
agricultural Institute started in 1903.
Lord Minto-2
1)
Indian
councils act of 1909
2)
Surat
split of 1907
Lord Hardinge-2
1)
Annulement
of partition of Bengal
2)
bomb
thrown at Hardinge near Chandni Chawk but escaped unhurt
3)
Dabar in
Delhi and coronation of George V in 1911
4)
establishment
of Hindu Mahasabha by Madan Mohan Malaviya
5)
Gandhiji
came back to India from South Africa
Lord chelmsford
1)
Government
of India Act 1919 also known as montagu chelmsford reforms
2)
Jallianwala
Bagh massacre 13 April 1919
3)
Home Rule
movement both by Tilak and Annie Besant
4)
sadler
Commission on education in 1917
5)
appointment
of Hunter Commission to look into Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
6)
non
cooperation movement started
7)
Khilafat
movement initiated
8)
death of
Tilak in 1920
Lord Reading (1921-1926)
1)
Rowlatt Act
was repealed
2)
moplah
rebellion took place in Kerala
3)
formation
of Swaraj Party by CR Das and Motilal Nehru
4)
Communist
Party of India founded by MN Roy
5)
Kakori
train conspiracy 1925
6)
Vishva
Bharati University 1922
7)
Lee
Commission for public service
8)
young
Hilton committee for currency note
9)
Royal
Commission on agriculture
10)
RSS
founded in 1925
Lord Irwin 1926-1931
1)
Simon
Commission visited India in 1928
2)
Butler
commission in 1927
3)
All India
youth Congress 1928
4)
Deepavali
declaration by Lord Irwin
5)
Lahore
session of the Congress and Purna Swaraj declaration
6)
first
Round table conference of 1930
7)
Dandi
March 12th March 1930
8)
Gandhi
Irwin pact 1931
9)
Sharda
act
Lord wellington 1931-1936
1)
second and
third round table conference
2)
communal
award by MacDonald British prime minister
3)
Government
of India Act 1935
4)
poona pact
was signed
Lord Linlithgow 1936-1944
1)
First
general election and formation of Congress Ministries
2)
Subhash
Chandra Bose president of 51st congress session
3)
forward
bloc founded in 1939
4)
deliverance
Day by Muslim League in 1939
5)
August
offer 1940
6)
Haripura
session of Congress declared complete Independence
7)
cripps
mission 1942
8)
Quit
India Movement 1942
9)
Pakistan
day celebration 1943
Lord Wavel 1944-47
1)
CR formula
or also known as Rajaji formula 1944
2)
Waval
plan and Simla conference
3)
direct action
day by Muslim League
Lord Mountbatten1947-48
1)
June third
plan
2)
last
British Viceroy of British India
3)
first
Governor General of free India
4)
boundary
Commission under Radcliffe was appointed
5)
introduction
of Indian Independence Bill in the house of commons
C Rajagopalachari 1948-50
1)
last
Governor General of free India
2)
the only
Indian governor general to remain in office from 21st june 1948 to 25th January
1950
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